Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 221: Intense battle and the top 8 tour! Continuous firing! The storm is brewing again! Two open-minded lunatics!

On June 6, this European Cup officially entered a white-hot battle.

The third round of the group stage has begun, and this will be the moment that determines the fate of many teams.

Except for Germany and France, the rest of the teams failed to qualify early, and few teams lost hope of qualifying early.

6月17日-6月20日这四天里，A-D四个小组的比赛将会相继开打，最终正式决出进入淘汰赛的8队名单！
At 5:8 p.m. that day, the matches between Greece and Russia and between the Czech Republic and Poland in Group A started at the same time. Whoever wins will directly advance to the top eight.

"Russia started very well, but then they were blocked by Poland. If they lose to Greece, the situation will become tense.

"Arshavin fought very hard, he is the star player of this team! One shot! It didn't go in!

"The fourth official raised the injury time sign and one minute of extra time was added to the first half.

"The Greek team counterattacked, Alexei intercepted the ball! He was intercepted again! A beautiful counter-attack!
"Karagus broke into the penalty area! A volley shot into the far corner!

"The ball goes in! The Greek team has taken a miraculous lead! They surpassed the score before the end of the first half! One to zero!!"

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"After the first half, neither the Czech Republic nor Poland made any progress, which was a bit surprising. Before the game, people thought it would be a goal-scoring battle.

"As the host country, Poland drew with Greece in the first round and with Russia in the second round. It can be said that their performance was stable but mediocre. Today is their last chance.

"Polanski gets a yellow card! Baros takes a quick free kick, a good chance for the Czech team!
"Iracek entered the penalty area. He was under a lot of physical pressure. Oh! He shot from his prone position before falling to the ground. The ball went in! One to zero! The Czech team is leading!
"The host team was thrown into hell in an instant. In the final moments, they had to score two goals to overtake the score in order to qualify!"

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"The game is over! There was no extra time! The referee didn't give any extra time! The Greek team advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Cup! They created another miracle! They defeated the strong team and successfully qualified! !
"Their fans waved their country's flag, held up shields, and declared war on the remaining 8 teams that entered the quarterfinals in advance!!

"The goddess Athena is guarding them in the Parthenon! Apollo, the god of the sun, is lighting a bright road for them! Now, this Greek team is going to create their own new myth!

"Arshavin squatted on the ground and cried. He didn't expect that the Russian team, which won 4-1 in the first round, would fail to qualify from the group stage.

"They are leaving. They were unable to take away the glory and honor from this arena. They only left their bones behind, making the figures of the successful people who finally stepped on them look even more majestic!"

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"One to zero! The Czech team finally defeated the host Poland team with a score of one to zero! They advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Cup as the first in the group!
"A great one to zero! Led by Arsenal star Rosicky, this team with a land area of ​​only 78866 square kilometers has entered the center stage of European football!
"At the same time, we have to say goodbye to the Polish team! Say goodbye to Lewandowski! They can only finish the European Cup at home as the last in the group!

"I believe regret and pain are filling their hearts, but there is nothing we can do. This is football. Victory is not as easy as dandelions on the hillside!

“You have to give your all and do everything well to succeed in this arena!!”

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After the game, Rosicky was named the best player of the match. He led the Czech team members, who did not speak Spanish, to the camera and shouted in unison: "Vamos!!"

The other Czech players didn't understand why Rosicky started speaking Spanish after spending a few years at Arsenal. They just thought the sentence was catchy and started shouting it together.

On June 6, the two matches in Group B also started at 18:2 pm, with Portugal playing against the Netherlands and Germany playing against Denmark.

"Robben! No, he fooled the whole world! This time he went down the bottom line! A back pass in the form of a triangle! Van der Vaart followed up and shot, and the ball went in! The Netherlands team took the lead!

"This is Joao Pereira! Pass the ball to Ronaldo! Bicycle kick. Pass! Volley! Beautiful! The Portuguese superstar scored the first goal of this tournament!"

"Nani crosses the ball! Ronaldo heads it in! So powerful! So beautiful!

"2-1! Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Portugal overtake! The Portuguese superstar finally found his form!"

"The game is over! Portugal beat the Netherlands 8- and advanced to the quarterfinals!!

"Cristiano Ronaldo, the boy who cried in the European Cup final 8 years ago, has now grown into the captain and soul of this team! He led the team to go against the current despite the unfavorable situation!

"Perhaps this time, looking at the young people around him, he will recall the summer of 04.

"At that time, he was accompanied by Figo, Zidane was still the core of the French team, Beckham was still the right-winger of the England team, and Van Nistelrooy was still attacking the Tulips!
"But now everything is different. Mahel has become the new king of the French team, his former partner Rooney has become the pillar of the England team, and the young boy Van Persie, who was green when he first came to England, has replaced Van Nistelrooy!

"The European Cup, held every four years, like the World Cup, has engraved their footsteps, telling the stories of superstars' success or failure, and also telling the story of our own lives!
"Can this superstar, who is as beloved as Messi by fans all over the world, lead Portugal to win the European Cup this time amid competition from all these superstars?!
"We also have to say goodbye to Robin van Persie, who was a huge success with Maher at Arsenal and one of the best strikers in European football this year, but his European Championship story is over.

"His eyes were filled with resentment. While Rosicky and Maher had led their teams to qualify, his Dutch team lost three games and was shamefully eliminated!

"He, along with Robben, Sneijder, Huntelaar and other stars, have become the skeletons of this tournament, reflecting the strength of the top eight teams!"

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"3-3! Germany defeated Denmark without mercy, winning 9 out of group matches and exiting with points! They are the first team to achieve this achievement in this tournament so far!

"Thomas Muller, the much-watched youngster from Bayern, led Germany to a strong performance in his first European Cup!
"He is joined by a number of strong teammates including Kroos, Khedira, Mario Gomez, Hummels, Schweinsteiger, etc. I hope they can continue to perform well in the knockout rounds!

"After the matches between Group A and Group B are over, we will also know the matchups for the two quarterfinals!

"Portugal will face Czech in the quarter-finals! Germany, the iron-blooded team, will face Greece, which is eager to create a new myth!

"The European Cup games are getting more and more exciting. This is not only the youth of a generation of players, but also the youth of a generation of fans! Let's enjoy it to the fullest!"

On the third day of fierce battle, the last two rounds of Group C started as scheduled. There seemed to be little suspense in this group, with two strong and two weak teams.

"One to zero! With Torres' goal, Spain defeated Croatia, the last opponent in the group stage, and secured first place in the group to advance!

"The Spanish macau dynasty continues! Will they break the championship curse and achieve good results again in this European Cup?

"We saw the core members of the team celebrating hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder! Just by looking at the names on the back of their jerseys, you knew what kind of team this was!
"Busquets kissed Fabregas on the face! He played an important role for Spain in this tournament and scored many crucial goals!
"Fábregas comes in front of the camera, what is he going to do?

"Oh? Shut up and celebrate?! Is this a response to the controversy on social media these days?

"We all know that after Mahel's value exceeded 100 million, his past conflicts with Fabregas were dug up by the fans, and Fabregas was also ridiculed and abused by some Arsenal fans.

"He fought back in his own way and challenged the French team led by Mahel!

"If there is any dispute, then let's go to the court and have a clash! With Spain securing first place in Group C and France securing first place in Group B, they won't be meeting each other in the short term!

"The first place winners of two consecutive groups can only meet in this European Cup final. This is a great opportunity and a huge challenge for both of them!"

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"Balotelli! A volley! Well done! He helped Italy kill the suspense of the game in the last minute!
“Two to zero! They are about to defeat Ireland and secure their seventh spot in the quarterfinals!

"Hey! We saw that Manchester City star Balotelli seemed to have some conflict with Irish fans. He was very emotional and Bonucci came up and quickly covered his mouth!

"There must be another incident of racial discrimination. Balotelli has encountered this more than once. I hope the relevant personnel can be banned from playing for FIFA's anti-racial discrimination policy!
"This is a lovely player who gave everything for football except abstraction and he didn't deserve this treatment!

"Okay, the matches of Groups A, B and C have all ended. Group D will start tomorrow, and the quarter-finals will be held at a rate of one match per day from June 1nd to June 4th!

"Italy's opponent has been determined, it is France! As for Spain's opponent, we will have to wait and see in the next round!"

On June 6, the last round of Group D matches started at the same time, with France vs. Sweden in Poland and England vs. Ukraine in Ukraine.

“Dear audience, the battle between France and Sweden has begun!
"France will definitely have an easier time in this match. It is also very likely that Deschamps will give some opportunities to the substitutes who did not play in the second half.

“But judging from the public opinion before the game, the fans are expecting the team to end the group stage with a big win.

"They feel that if the French team can win three games in a row like the German team did, the players will have stronger confidence and belief in the knockout stage! And thus complete the revival in one fell swoop!
"Leave it to Maher! The Arsenal striker has already scored 4 goals in this tournament and is firmly at the top of the scorer list!
"As for the Swedish team, their players must have mixed feelings.

"They have to beat France today and hope that England, who are in the same group, win or draw, so that they can have a chance of qualifying.

"But I think they will not give up the game. The European Cup is the highest football stage that many players can step onto in their lifetime. They must be determined and never give up!"

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"From the opening period, the Swedish team fought very hard and it was obvious that they treated this match as their last one of the tournament!
"Led by Ibrahimovic, their attacking threat is on par with that of the French team!
"Ah! According to the latest news, the England team on the other side is leading, Gerrard assisted Rooney to score!

"Sweden coach Hamren yelled on the sidelines, conveying the news to the players. They were completely in excitement mode. France was in trouble!"

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"Svensson is advancing with the ball, Nasri is defending him, but he can't keep up! Pass the ball to Sebastian! Looking for Ibrahimovic!

"Koscielny blocked the attack with a fierce sliding tackle, and the French team's counterattack is coming!"

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"Oh!"

In the Poznan Stadium, French midfielder M'Vila received the ball and passed it to Nasri, who quickly turned and accelerated, completing the transition from chasing back to quick attack.

Nasri dribbled the ball forward while paying attention to the situation on the left and right sides. When he saw that Maher had no angle to receive the ball, he passed the ball to Ben Arfa on the other side.

He is also a member of the French Four Little Swans. After his appearance today, all the French Four Little Swans have made their appearance in the European Cup.

"Oh!"

After receiving the ball, Ben Arfa did not choose to dribble, which is his best option, but instead found the right moment to pass the ball to center forward Benzema.

Benma, who was still the scapegoat at this time, had accumulated rich experience as a supporting player during his time at Real Madrid. Before he received the ball, he observed Mahel's direction and made eye contact with the most threatening player in the team.

He leaned his body sideways as if he was going to stop the ball and turn inward, deceiving the Swedish defender.

"Snapped!"

As a result, at the moment before turning around, he suddenly pushed forward, dribbled the ball to the outside, and pretended to shoot directly into the lower right corner of the goal with his right foot.

Fake action!
The Swedish defenders quickly blocked the attack, and many of them made flying tackles on the ground. They had to do this to expand their defensive area.

"Boom."

But they didn't expect that this was still a feint. Benzema kicked the ball behind him with his right heel before shooting.

Make a ball rack turret!
This quickly created a gap in front of the penalty area, giving Maher, who cut in from the wing, the opportunity to shoot directly.

It can be said that this was the best shooting opportunity that the French players had given to Mahel since the start of the game. They created space with their personal abilities!
When Maher caught up, his expression became excited. He saw two wide shooting lines, both the far corner and the near corner could be chosen.

He swung his right arm, folded his right leg backward to the extreme, and then used his core to drive his waist from his shoulder, his hips from his waist, and his right leg from his hips, and finally gathered his strength in his right foot and exploded out.

The heavy artillery is coming!

"Bang!!"

Accompanied by a loud sound like a bell, the football rushed towards the goal at a speed that was obviously different from other shots, and most people could only see an afterimage.

At the critical moment, Swedish defender Olsson, who had just blocked Benzema with a flying tackle, half-lying on the ground, burst out with strength, took a small leap backward, and tried his best to block Maher's shot.

"Bang!" The football hit his shoulder and flew back out of the penalty area.

Sealed!
But because the ball was going so fast and was blocked so quickly, most of the French and Swedish players didn't react in time and didn't know where the ball was going.

"Bang!!"

When they turned around to look, they only saw Maher meeting the incoming ball and kicking the ball towards the goal with an even more violent shot with his left foot. The football flew into the penalty area again with a force that seemed to destroy the world.

One more kick!
Olson was helpless this time. His reaction was not as quick as Maher's, and he just sat there stupidly.

He had no choice, and neither did the team's goalkeeper Isaksson. Not only was the ball moving at an extremely fast speed, making it difficult to capture with the naked eye, its trajectory before entering the net also became erratic, as if it were forming an S shape.

He knew that the football would have an irregular movement path only when the force was too terrifying!

"Swish!!" The football hit the net, and as it went backwards, it pulled every net wire to the extreme, making a teeth-tickling tearing sound.

"This ball goes in! Can you imagine?! For three consecutive games, Maher used long-range cannons to help the French team score the first goal! He is simply the king of cannons at the top of the penalty area!

"Two powerful shots at the goal! One volley! It was really a continuous barrage! Who can withstand this?!
"One to zero! France is in the lead! Three wins and three losses seems to be just around the corner for them!"

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"Aaaaahhhhh!!"

Amid the roar of French fans at the Poznan Stadium, Swedish goalkeeper Isaksson helplessly spread his hands toward his teammates, then went to the goal to pick up the ball and prepared to serve it quickly.

On the way, he squeezed the football with both hands out of habit, and found that the football quickly sank.

His eyes suddenly widened in shock, and when he looked down, he saw that one part of the football had been cracked due to being unable to bear the weight.

Got beaten up?!
He glanced at Maher's celebrating figure with trembling eyes, then remembered something and rushed to the referee, "Hit! Hit! The football is not right! The final trajectory of the ball just now is obviously wrong!
"This ball doesn't count! I don't accept it! Look, there's a crack here!"

This behavior is indeed immoral, but for the Swedish team, he would rather bear this infamy.

The referee took a look at the ball and didn't believe his nonsense. If it had been deflated a long time ago, with so many passes just now, couldn't the players of both teams have sensed it?
What's more, the sounds of shooting and passing were very clear. Old hands like them could certainly tell whether there was any breath or not at that time.

"Beep!" He blew the whistle and pointed to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid, but as he ran towards the center circle, he looked at Mahel with astonishment.

What kind of innate supernatural power is this?

"Folala!"

On the sidelines, Maher shouted the celebratory slogan often shouted by the French players when he ran over. He spread his arms and made the signature celebration of his good brother Van Persie, expressing regret for his early departure.

He came to the camera, hugged it and shouted, "Don't lose heart Robin! Wait till I come back!"

He knew that it was not a good feeling to leave the stadium after three defeats, and hoped to motivate Van Persie in this way, and hoped that this would not affect his state next season. After all, they still have many unfulfilled dreams in the club, and they have to work together to score hundreds of goals!

After doing this, he focused all his attention on himself and enjoyed the moment of scoring.

5th goal in the European Cup!
France’s 12th goal!
He has achieved amazing results in both statistics charts on the new front, which is obviously smoother than his start at Sheffield United and Arsenal!

This is not easy. The European Cup games are definitely much more difficult than the Premier League and the Championship.

It seems that his hard work in acquiring the first level 5 skill before the game had a greater impact on his performance than he imagined!

He couldn't help but imagine what kind of outstanding performance he would have with the three lv5 outstanding skills of lob shot and cross that had already been added to his training.

Maher flew over the billboard and waved his right hand at the French fans cheering for him, "Yeah!"

After this game, they will enter a whole new stage!
The knockout round must be a battlefield full of unexpected temptations and unexpected crises. It is also a matter of one thought leading to heaven or hell. In short, it is fascinating!
It is possible that they can smoothly advance from 8 to 4, 4 to 2, and enter the final!

It is also possible that because of a small mistake, they fell halfway and became the contrast to the majestic figure of the final champion.

At Warsaw International Airport, Van Persie, who was walking towards the boarding gate with his bag on his back and his mobile phone in his hand, suddenly saw something and stopped.

"What's wrong?" his agent asked in confusion.

Van Persie turned around and looked in the opposite direction, raised his head and said: "I don't want to leave, I want to stay here and watch the European Cup."

"Have you finished reading it?" The agent looked stunned. "Are you sure? Why did you suddenly change your mind? Robin, your mental state is already very abnormal. You must go home and stay with your family to rest.

"The new season is just around the corner and this failure doesn't matter as you still have the chance to achieve more success at Arsenal.

"If we really fail, that would be the biggest loss."

"No, I'm fine."

With a determined look on his face, Van Persie stepped forward and tore the ticket into pieces to show his determination, "Although the Dutch team lost, my good friends haven't lost yet, right?
"Mael, Rosicky, Sagna, Koscielny, Chamberlain, Walcott and Gilbert are all still here. I want to accompany them on this journey. Let's go back."

His agent opened his mouth to say something else, but finally followed him.

Van Persie first called Arshavin to ask if he had left, and when he found out he hadn't left yet, he invited him to watch the game with him.

After hanging up the phone, he smiled and contacted Wenger, seeking acceptance from the organization.

"Stab!"

At the Poznan Stadium, Swedish defender Olsson slid out with a fierce tackle, and his studs hit Maher's shin bone hard.

"what!"

Maher fell to the ground holding his legs. The French players immediately surrounded the referee and Olsson, "Get him!"

This is their captain and the team's sharpest siege cone. If he gets injured, how can they play the next game?
"Savage! Savage!" Deschamps waved his hands angrily on the sidelines, and then quickly asked the team doctor to come on the court to check on Maher's condition.

This time the referee did not hesitate and directly gave Olsson a yellow gem card, but this was obviously difficult to satisfy the French players, who wanted to show a yellow card in the name of extremely dangerous actions.

The Swedish players were a little panicked. Ibrahimovic brought a group of people over and started pushing the French players. The two teams formed a group in front of the penalty area.

“Do you feel anything here?”

The team doctor squatted beside Maher, checking his injury in the chaos, "Here? Does it hurt? Why don't you take off your socks?"

Maher nodded, took off his socks, and immediately saw his broken shin guards.

It is conceivable that without shin guards, his leg bones might be like this. He turned around and glared at the defender who committed the foul, but it was a pity that this was not a boxing ring, but a football field.

"It should be fine." The team doctor felt it a few times and made a judgment, "It's a serious injury. I'll reduce your temperature and relieve the pain."

"Sizzle!" He took out the compound ethyl chloride spray and sprayed it on Maher's calf. He kept spraying for more than ten seconds, spraying out a large amount of dry ice-like mist.

Maher tilted his head back, and after the treatment he followed the team doctor out, waiting for instructions to play again.

"Beep--!"

Unexpectedly, after the conflict between the two teams ended and the game started again, the referee blew the whistle to end the halftime, allowing the players from both sides to return to the locker room to calm down, and there was little time left.

Maher simply turned around and walked towards the locker room, with obvious unhappiness in his expression.

Deschamps stopped the team doctor halfway through the match and asked about the details, "How is it? Is the impact serious?"

"Hard injury." The team doctor shook his head and added after a moment of hesitation, "But we have already qualified as the first in the group. We suggest you take a rest and don't take the risk of a big move like the Swedish team's desperate fight.

"We are still leading. If we defend well in the second half, we will win three games in a row."

Deschamps nodded slightly, regretting a little that he had sent out all the main forwards in this game, which was actually completely unnecessary.

Fortunately, Maher was not injured. If he was really injured, the loss would be huge.

He called Menez and Matuidi to replace Maher and Nasri, leaving only one substitution to prevent injuries to others.

"Beep!"

After the start of the second half, Maher sat on the bench somewhat depressed, watching his teammates play the rest of the game.

At this point in the European Cup, he knew that he could only keep his anger to himself and release it in future games.

The sport of football gives almost all the glory to the strikers, but it also secretly puts a price on these gifts.

They are very powerless when facing malicious fouls from defenders, and the more important the game is and the more they want to win, the more powerless they are. Because in such a game, you cannot fight back in an impulsive way.

Rather than missing the game and waiting another 4 years, and missing it in the stupidest way possible, you have to choose to stay sane.

Even if you want to fight back with goals and assists, you don't always have the chance.

God knows which will come first, a goal or an accident. You really can't afford to get hurt during the critical period, especially when you understand that you are an important member of the team and the team can't go far without you.

Keep your head up and look forward, lead this team to continue winning, and keep moving forward!

The joy of victory and moving forward will dilute everything, and when he truly reaches the finish line, he can stand at the highest point and release everything with a roar, experiencing an unprecedented sense of relief.

By then, these small storms will be just a little spice to add to his joy.

"Sweden started to attack fiercely recently, it seems that they knew that Maher and Nasri were out, and the threat of the French team's forward line dropped several levels!

"That's true, we saw Benzema's face showing bitterness more than once, he didn't get the support he got in the first half, and he didn't see any hope of scoring again!
"Ibrahimovic's hook shot! Oh, so close! They seem to be close to scoring!"

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"As the match time slowly passed 60 minutes, the French team's situation became increasingly difficult, and the Swedish team seemed to be ready to take advantage of the situation to kill them.
“Once a team loses ground, it is very difficult to get it back, especially in a competition like the European Championship!

"Sebastian made a cross! Ibrahimovic shot! World wave! Sweden scored! One to one tie!
"They saw hope of qualifying. On the other side, England was still leading Ukraine 1-0!"

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"In the 84th minute, the Swedish team changed players. All the forwards were sent up. They were going to fight to the death!"

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"Sebastian made another cross! In the middle! In the chaos. Ah.! The ball went in! The Swedish team won the game at the last moment and kept their hopes of qualifying!

"The camera is pointed at Mex, is this an own goal by the French central defender?!
"That should be it! The replay showed that he used the outside of his foot to knock the ball into the near corner! What an unlucky own goal!"

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On the field, the Swedish players, led by Sebastian, immediately rushed to the sidelines to celebrate, but in the middle of the celebration, they were hurriedly stopped by head coach Hamren.

"not enough!"

Hamren roared with a livid face and waved his hands anxiously, "Hurry up and take the ball back! It's not enough! We still need one goal!"

The Swedish players were stunned. No one had told them the new score. The score was still one to zero for England, and the win-loss record and goal difference of the two teams were the same.

Why is it not enough?
Could it be that it is item 4 of the tie-break rule, that the fair play points are fewer than England’s?

More red and yellow cards?
Many people reacted immediately and ran towards the goal to get the ball, but were blocked by goalkeeper Lori. Ibrahimovic pushed Lori in the process, which caused another round of conflict between the two sides.

Maher was watching the situation on the sidelines with a frown on his face, when he suddenly saw Benzema walking towards Mex with his hands spread out, seemingly accusing him.

Max already had a look of frustration on his face, and now he sat on the ground with his head down, about to cry.

"Hi! Hi!"

He suddenly became more impatient and could not help but shouting: "Benzema? What are you doing?! Are you preparing for internal fighting before the external threat is resolved? Everyone makes mistakes, and an own goal is nothing!"

Everything went well in the first two games, and we qualified as the first in the group in advance. We also drank celebratory wine together and treated each other as brothers.

Why do they suddenly behave like this when they encounter failure? Is this an old tradition of internal strife?

As the captain, Maher cannot allow his team to become like this, and will certainly stop such behavior.

Benzema is a Real Madrid superstar to others, but he is not really a big name to him now.

He couldn't possibly tolerate the other party bullying his teammates and throwing tantrums at his own people at this time when they needed to share hardships!
Deschamps also noticed it at this time, and stared at Benzema with his eyes wide open, "Get off here! Instead of helping your teammates, you are bullying them at home! Get off now!"

When Benzema heard the two voices, he looked back and suddenly felt embarrassed. Coupled with the frustration of the team just being defeated and the chaotic situation on the field, he suddenly became irritable.

"Crack!"

He first suddenly kicked up a piece of grass, then took off the captain's armband that was on Maher's arm when he left the field, and fell heavily to the ground.

As the captain's armband fell to the ground, everyone including Maher and Deschamps was stunned. They did not expect Benzema to do such a thing in front of fans all over the world.

Had it been thrown after the game, in the locker room or anywhere else, in Maher's hands, it probably wouldn't have had the impact of this scene.

An acting captain actually did something that trampled on the dignity of the team at this moment!
Not to mention the French players, even the Swedish players who were in conflict with them were stunned.

These people suddenly felt that what they had done was nothing, and their anger gradually subsided. After taking the ball, they went back.

Deschamps suddenly felt his brain congested. He turned around and walked straight to the locker room. Before entering the player tunnel, he turned back and pointed at Benzema, "Think carefully about whether there is something wrong with your brain! Idiot!"

Maher didn't stand there for a few seconds, and looked at an assistant coach who was still in a daze, "Substitution! Quickly!! Replace that lunatic!"

He could feel his heart rate instantly reaching 160, otherwise he would not be yelling at the assistant coach at this moment.

After saying this, he felt a little regretful, but he certainly couldn't bother to apologize to him now, so he could only wait until later.

He walked into the player tunnel in two steps, ready to discuss with Deschamps how to deal with the matter.

Deschamps was walking back as well. When he saw him, he touched his chest to calm down his anger and said, "I was just about to call you and ask for your opinion."

Maher held Deschamps' shoulders and said nothing for a while. When he pulled him to a place where there was no one, he said: "I have no prejudice against Benzema, and our relationship was originally getting better.

"But what happened today is absolutely intolerable. As you said before, you can't expect someone who doesn't take the team seriously to help the team win the game."

He was in a trance when he said this, wondering why today was so chaotic, but he quickly came to his senses and continued: "I know that if we remove him from the team at this moment, we will be under a lot of pressure.

"But if we let him stay in the team, we will not only have to bear the pressure and the contempt of the fans, but also bury a time bomb around us at any time."

After Maher finished speaking, he felt his breathing quicken. It might be because his emotions were fluctuating too much and he forgot to breathe.

Deschamps stood there, looking at Maher for a while with admiration in his eyes, and even spoke in a much better tone, "I must say, your ideas are very close to mine, and you can make decisions in such a short time, you are born to be the captain.

"Once this matter is settled, I will tell Wenger and recommend you to be the captain of Arsenal."

Maher smiled and shook his head, meaning that this was not the time to talk about those things.

"Come with me to the press conference later and face those reporters. Since you can make decisions, you can face them. It's also a kind of training."

"it is good."

After they finished talking, they sat in the locker room and then heard a chaotic noise outside.

I think the game is over. France lost 1-2, and Sweden won but failed to qualify. Fans of both teams did not get the results they wanted, so they are getting angry outside.

"Ha ha."

Deschamps suddenly laughed dryly, then he raised his eyebrows, looked at Maher and said: "There are emergencies both inside and outside the field, and there are emergencies both inside and outside the team. Nothing can be predicted.

"Do you like this kind of European Cup? Or, how does it feel?"

Maher leaned against the wall, looked up and thought for a while, thinking that people should find optimism in pessimistic things, and smiled: "Exciting, really fucking exciting, I am looking forward to the knockout round more and more."

"Hahaha!" The two crazy guys laughed in the locker room. On this crazy day, a day of failure, they laughed heartily with an open mind.

"Snapped!"

Then they clapped their hands together, as if they had established some special bond and deep feelings in this crazy day.

It seems that football brings them more than just joy and glory. Sometimes, they can also experience alternative passionate years and "beautiful times" in these days of failure in a general sense.

(End of this chapter)