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Chapter 880 Good news?bad news? !

On the afternoon of June [-], when the England team was training at the standard training ground at Royal Banfokeng Gardens, Group F also played the final round of the group stage.And it broke the biggest upset since the start of this World Cup. The defending champion Italy lost [-]:[-] to Slovakia. In the group stage, [-] games, [-] draws and [-] loss were eliminated with only [-] points. Paraguay and Slovakia are the teams that qualified in this group.

Now, the last World Cup champions Italy and France have already been eliminated in the group stage, which is the first time in the history of the World Cup.

"Hey, the Italians are home," said the players as they rested in the VIP lounge after showering after practice.

"This is a good thing." Fatty Rooney looked very happy, and the others nodded. For England, this is indeed a good thing. Everyone on the earth knows that Italy is a slow team. It is difficult to walk, and once they enter the knockout rounds, they often burst out with huge energy. Now, Italy has been eliminated, and England has one less potential competitor to win the championship.

After dinner and the routine tactical analysis meeting, assistant coach Alan.Shearer informed all the players to go back to the room quickly and take an early rest.

Two days later, it will be the battle with the German team in the eighth match. The physical condition of the England team is worrying. Now, every minute of rest time is precious.

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The pace of the war between England and Germany is getting closer and closer, and the England team is also full of a tense atmosphere.Next is the knockout round. If occasional mistakes are allowed in the group stage, then the knockout round is a game that decides fate.

Moreover, there were only three days between the end of the group stage and the one-eighth match, which was two days less than the interval between games in the group stage, which added to the tension.It gives people a sense of urgency and makes people feel a little suffocated.

The number of reporters waiting outside the England team's residence has multiplied. Now, everyone is talking about the war between England and Germany and the grievances between the two teams.

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The next day, that is, the morning of June [-], during the training of the England team, an accident occurred, which caused panic in the British peninsula.

This was a public training class, and the media also took advantage of this time to set up long guns and short guns on the sidelines. At this time, during the training, Li Rui suddenly frowned, and he turned towards the assistant coach Alan who was in charge of the training.Shearer raised his hand, then limped to the sidelines.

"Oh, God, what happened?" The reporters who were filming the team's training suddenly seemed to have a chicken blood.

"Is Li Rui injured?"

The scene was chaotic at the time, and the reporters desperately tried to squeeze in, trying to take any photos about Li Rui's situation.

Mourinho, who was sitting on the sidelines with his head bowed and writing a tactical plan in a notebook, also rushed over. He and the chief team doctor Gary.Levin and Li Rui were communicating nervously.

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"What's going on?" Mourinho looked at the chief team doctor Gary who was examining Li Rui.levin.

"I feel pain in the Achilles tendon." Li Rui replied, he paused, and added, "It was the injured position in the match against Slovenia."

Team doctor Gary.Levin also frowned. When he was injured that time, the result of the examination was that the problem was not serious. Who would have thought that a day later, he would actually feel bad.

"Is it serious?" Mourinho asked Gary.levin.

"I can't see it now, but it will be difficult to play against the German team." Gary.Levin said that when he said this, his heart also tensed.

Mourinho is also frowning. If Li Rui cannot participate in the match against Germany, it will be a bolt from the blue for England.

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At this time, the reporters on the sidelines were crazy and wanted to squeeze in.It was very noisy.

Mourinho, who was in an extremely bad mood at this time, became even more irritable. He yelled at the security guards who were still in a daze, telling them to stop the reporters.

Li Rui looked a little frustrated. He just felt a little pain in his Achilles tendon just now, and out of caution, he stopped training. Who would have thought that the team doctor would say that he might miss the match against the German team.

Seeing that the reporters were still making noise, Mourinho walked over very unhappy and supervised the security guards to drive the reporters away.

"We have a right to know what happened!"

"We have the interview qualification certificate issued by the Football Association, you can't treat us like this."

The reporters were shouting.

Mourinho kept a cold face, ignoring the protests of these reporters in the slightest, he has a big head now.

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"Mr. Mourinho! Is Li Rui injured?"

"Mr. Mourinho, can you say something?"

"Li Rui is injured, who will replace him in the starting line-up, is Defoe?"

Mourinho turned around and went to Li Rui's side again, allowing these reporters to be driven out.

Gary Levine was giving Li Rui a massage.

"Feeling better?" Mourinho asked.

"It's okay." Li Rui said quickly, "Boss, I think there is no problem, and it will not affect the match against the German team at all."

"It's not up to you." Mourinho glared at Li Rui. Although he was praying that Li Rui was fine, considering the health of the players, Mourinho didn't dare to take any risks. He looked at the team doctor Gary Levine, "How is it?"

"I think we need to do a CT scan, so that we can confirm whether some problems exist." Gary Levin said cautiously. He knew that every word he said would have a huge impact. Rui'may not be able to play against the German team', and I feel a bit too arbitrary.

Mourinho nodded, "Now, it's up to you. You're a doctor."

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At this time, although England's training is still going on, it is obvious that everyone is a little absent-minded. If someone else is injured, maybe everyone will not react too much. After all, player injuries are common, but, Because it was Li Rui who was injured, it was different.

Li Rui is the core of the England team's offense and the team's second captain. Almost [-]% to [-]% of England's goals are related to Li Rui. Fans and the media know how important he is to the England team. Teammates, everyone knows the importance of Li Rui.

Now, before the life-and-death battle with the old rival German team, if Li Rui is injured, it will be a huge blow to the England team.

In the end, England's training ended hastily. At this time, Mourinho was upset and ignored it.It's not just the players who don't care about training, but the coaches are also worried.

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Since the opening of the World Cup, the whole of England has been the world of the World Cup. Paying attention to everything about the England team has become a compulsory course for England fans.

The time difference between the UK and South Africa is not that big. At this time, it is the time for the English to have dinner, and the fans will also lock the channel to the sports broadcast of Sky TV at this time.

At this moment, an alert was suddenly broadcast on TV: Li Rui suddenly interrupted his training in England and was injured and left the field. He may miss the game against the German team!

Those who watched the news in front of the TV were all stunned. Some people had knives and forks in their hands, but forgot to put them in their mouths.

"The England team and the Football Association haven't made any notification on this matter. However, a member of the England team revealed that Li Rui was indeed injured. He was shoveled in the game against Slovenia. The place...the inspection at the time was that the injury was not a serious problem, but now it is possible that he will miss the game against the German team...Breko from the Bundesliga has sent a great gift to the German team!"

It has to be said that the media is very good at associating it. After finding out that Li Rui's injury was the place where he was shoveled by defender Breko from the Bundesliga team Köln in the match against Slovenia, they immediately connected it with the German team's match.

At this moment, at least half of the England fans are out of anger. They believe that Breco's foul on Li Rui was not only intentional, but also purposeful!Clear the way for the German team.

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That kind of speculation is impossible to verify, and it is quite unreliable. However, don’t underestimate the importance of the angry England fans because of the importance of Li Rui. Out of anger.

Mourinho is also very angry at the moment. The reason for his anger is that the media has leaked some details of the incident. Mourinho gritted his teeth and called everyone together. He announced that no one is allowed to When interviewed by the media, once it is discovered that anyone is still in contact with the media in private, they will be kicked out.

After being reprimanded, Mourinho also noticed the unstable factors caused by Li Rui's injury to the players. He told the players that Li Rui's injury was not as serious as imagined, and it still needs to be done. Further CT examination may not be a big problem and will not affect the match with the German team.

However, even Mourinho himself feels that it is a bit unreliable to say these things. You know, there is still one and a half days left before the match against the German team, and the time is not enough.

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Early the next morning, a silver-gray Audi car set off from the side gate of the Royal Banfalcon Gardens where the England resident was located, and drove to a hospital of a Chinese community in Johannesburg. This hospital is a hospital of the Chinese community, but , the level of medical care is top-notch in South Africa, and Li Rui is a football star that is loved and respected by the Chinese. After receiving the contact from the British embassy in South Africa, saying that they would give Li Rui a CT examination, the hospital immediately cooperated fully , The inspection was finalized overnight, and the hospital also promised to keep the media secret and not leak the news.

Li Rui was somewhat reluctant about this CT scan. He thought he had no problem and said that the Achilles tendon was no longer painful. In fact, he still felt a little pain. However, Li Rui was worried that he would not be able to compete with the German team. Started in the game, so, I lied.

"Li, you are not a kid who is used to lying." Mourinho said with a smile, "Don't think so much, as long as you have no problems, of course I will let you play, the team needs you."

Li Rui stopped talking. It's not that he doesn't believe Mourinho's words. He wants to play. Of course, Mourinho needs Li Rui to play healthy. However, Li Rui is worried that he will be found injured The problem affects the game.

England's chief team doctor Gary.Levin said, "Don't worry, my preliminary inspection is that the problem is not serious, at most it will only miss the game against the German team."

Gee, Gary.Levin originally wanted to comfort Li Rui, but after hearing what he said, Li Rui became even more anxious.Mourinho didn't know what to say to the chief team doctor. If he can't speak, don't talk nonsense. . .

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When a group of people arrived at the hospital.Really did not see the presence of reporters and media.It seems that the other party has indeed kept his promise.The media was not notified.

The director of the hospital, a Chinese man named Edward Zhang, was already waiting. He shook hands with the three of them, praised Li Rui, and brought them into the hospital.

Li Rui's inspection took half an hour.

Mourinho saw that Li Rui was nervous, so he comforted Li Rui, and Gary.Lewin and the hospital's expert Stephen.Kim is studying the X-rays taken.

Finally, when both Li Rui and Mourinho were absent-minded and didn't know what to say, the team doctor GaryLevin came with the X-ray report.

"How?" Li Rui and Mourinho asked together.

"Good news or bad news, which one to listen to first?" Gary.Levin said.

"good news!"

"bad news!"

It was Li Rui who shouted the 'good news', he wanted to know whether he could start the game against Germany, and the one who shouted the 'bad news' was Mourinho, as the head coach, he had to think about everything, since the problem has been solved When he came out, he had to consider the worst-case scenario.

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"The bad news is that Li Rui won't be able to start the game against Germany... and the good news is that if he doesn't have any other problems during this day or so, he should be able to come on as a substitute. However, After playing, be careful not to add injury to injury." Gary Levin said.

Hearing what Gary Levin said, Li Rui frowned, obviously not satisfied, he still wanted to start the game.

And Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief. He was quite satisfied when he heard that he could play as a substitute. Just now Mourinho had already considered in his mind how to play against the German team without Li Rui. Well, he believes that as long as Li Rui sits on the bench, it will boost the morale of other England players and deter the German team.

"Can I start the game as a closed player?" Li Rui asked suddenly.

"cannot!"

"be honest!"

Gary Levin and Mourinho yelled together, Li Rui spread his hands, and looked at the team doctor and the leader gloomily. . . "Okay, boss, I demand that I be able to come off the bench."

"Don't worry, don't you trust your teammates? They can win Germany without you." Mourinho comforted Li Rui and told him not to worry.

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PS: There will be a small explosion tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)