Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 540 The strongest warm-up opponent!
"Yo, buddy!"

Sure enough, just one day later, Lee Polo met Maguire, who had just been beaten by himself, at St. George's Park, the training base of the England national team.

Not only were the two not embarrassed at all, Maguire warmly embraced Li Polo instead.

Lee Polo didn't talk nonsense, and asked him directly:

"Harry, after training, would you like to stay and practice with me?"

Maguire froze for a moment, his brain running rapidly:
[This is... want me to work overtime for free? 】

[The factories of capitalists don’t squeeze labor like this! 】

Then he nodded solemnly:

"I was also going to ask you, can you practice with me?"

Li Poluo squinted his eyes:
[This big-headed guard, although he agreed to my request, is still unwilling to lose to me in terms of momentum? 】
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"Before the official start of the World Cup, we had a total of 4 warm-up matches against the Netherlands, Italy, China and South Korea."

Before the training session started, head coach Southgate first gave the players a lecture:
"But I'm going to be honest with you, our squad will be announced after Italy, so...everyone needs to keep working hard."

His meaning is obvious, if he wants to impress himself and finally go to the World Cup with the team, he must do his best in these two games!

Of course, there is another way to enter the big list:
That is to hug Lee Polo's thigh and let Lee Polo bring him in! -
After 4 days of training, the England team left their homeland and went to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, to challenge the Tulip Army.

As soon as Lee Polo arrived at the hotel where he was staying, he was picked up by his old teammate - Dutch central defender Van Dijk in a car.

As the host, of course, Van Dijk will inevitably have to entertain his good comrades who led him to the pinnacle of his career.

Also attending the party was Van Dijk's former central defender partner-Phil Jones.

Although the three of them only played side by side in Valencia for just one season, it was this 2016-2017 season that they ushered in the peak moment of their careers.

With his super god performance, Li Poluo directly became a god.

Van Dijk went from an unknown in the mid-range Premier League team (Southampton) to a top defensive superstar comparable to Ramos.

Jones, who has long been a fringe figure of Manchester United due to injuries, has returned to Manchester United's starting lineup this season because of the tempering of this season.

Also because of the experience of this season, the comradeship between them is also very deep. Even if the game is going to be played a day later, it did not delay the three of them toasting and celebrating.

"By the way, in the next round of the Champions League, you will have a head-to-head confrontation, right?"

As a relatively neutral third party, Jones raised a topic so well.

He glanced at Van Dyke, and there was a smile on his face that was not too big a deal:
"I am looking forward to the best central defender in La Liga, and freeze the World Footballer on the Champions League stage!"

Van Dyke didn't feel embarrassed at all, but laughed loudly:
"Phil, I have answered this question countless times in La Liga!"

He turned to look at Li Poluo:

"I will use all my strength to prevent you from scoring in a packed Mestalla!"

Li Poluo drank the beer in the glass, showing a confident smile:

“I am looking forward to that day.

But before that, let me beat you up in Amsterdam! "
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In addition to looking forward to the confrontation in the near future, the three old teammates of course cannot avoid talking about the teams they used to play together.

This season's Valencia, some highs and lows.

At the beginning of the season, Gary Neville led his team to win the Spanish domestic Super Cup and the European Super Cup, and won the Club World Cup before Christmas.In addition to the La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Champions League won in May, Valencia won a total of 5 championship trophies throughout 2017.

But in other competitions in the new season, Valencia is obviously unable to maintain the peak state of last season's multi-line progress.

Sold the main players such as Li Polo, DePaulo, Cancelo, Perez, Gaja, Alves, as well as Jones, Schweinsteiger, Llorente, Munir, Torreia, etc. After the loan, the club did not make too many strong signings. Several Premier League players recommended by Neville showed obvious dissatisfaction after joining the team, which did not help the team much. Support among local fans has plummeted.

In the league, they are as many as 16 points behind the leader Barcelona, ​​which is 1 point less than the third Real Madrid. It is only theoretically possible to achieve three consecutive championships in the league-that is, the top three Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid all ushered in a wave of losing streak, while the Bat Army maintained a complete victory in the remaining nine rounds of the league...

In the Copa del Rey, they were defeated by Atletico Madrid, but regrettably stopped in the top 8.

On the Champions League stage, they finally eliminated Mourinho's Manchester United, but met Li Polo's Chelsea, and their exit is almost a foregone conclusion.

In 2018, Valencia fell directly from the altar to the mortal world!

Their only goal now is to keep the fourth position in the league, so as to get tickets for the Champions League next season! -
After the warm dinner, on August 8, the Three Lions, ready to go, and the Tulip Legion, waiting for work, ushered in a real fierce battle.

Before stepping out of the team bus and about to enter the stadium, the England team was stopped by Dutch reporters guarding the door:

"In the past 22 years, England has never been able to beat the Netherlands. Will this disgraceful record bring pressure to you?"

Coach Southgate and captain Henderson did not answer this question, but Lee Polo took the microphone without hesitation:

"Of course, the Dutch team is very strong and we are under a lot of pressure."

The Dutch reporter was obviously a little surprised. After all, Lee Polo's reputation for arrogance and unruliness was heard as far away as the Netherlands.

I saw Li Poluo explaining a sentence solemnly:
"The Dutch team is the strongest team we can find without the World Cup mission, and the game with them will definitely become a valuable asset for us to fight for the World Cup!"

The face of the Dutch reporter turned green!

"There is no World Cup mission", these words directly shattered all his little thoughts!
You Netherlands can't even play in the World Cup, so what pressure do you want to put on me? !

[Negative sentiment from a Dutch reporter, +555! 】

[Netherlands national fans, +427742! 】
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Probably because they looked down on opponents of England's level, or because their enthusiasm for football has waned after missing the World Cup. When the game was about to start, the Amsterdam Arena, which can accommodate 5 people, only sold more than 1 tickets.

Even standing in the tunnel, Lee Polo can see a large empty seat in the stands through a limited viewing angle.

[It's a pity! 】

[I didn’t attend the pre-match press conference yesterday because I was afraid that my overconfident speech would make the Dutch people, who were originally a small number, give up watching the game. 】

[I didn't expect... the Dutch fans' support for their national team is not as strong as that of the Chinese team! 】

[Even if the Chinese team has not entered the World Cup in 16 years, their tickets have been selling well! 】

[Yes, after the game is over, I will use this to humiliate the Netherlands! 】

(End of this chapter)