Done has found that good luck has largely drifted away from his team since the defeat to Wales. Against Sweden, the team's injury list has increased to three. Wood also has Theo Walcott, all three of whom will be unavailable for the match against Sweden.

Walcoat suffered a sprained ankle and will certainly not be able to make it to the quarterfinals and quarterfinals.

Thankfully, he brought in three right-midfielders, something that had been criticised by the media before, but now saved England – and they don't have to worry about who will be able to play at right-back.

Adriano. Mock will definitely start against Sweden, and the quarter-finals are not known...... If he performs well against Sweden, he will likely continue to start, and if not, it will be up to Bentley to recover.

If Bentley doesn't return to the point where he can play...... Don had a headache.

※※※ The Swedes are now paying special attention to George. With Wood's injury, Walcoat has confirmed that he will not be able to play against them in England, and this threat can be ruled out. Wood was at the heart of England and his role was evident in the final ten minutes against Germany.

Sweden's head coach Larys. Lagerbeck is concerned about the situation on the English side because he has always been suspicious of Tony. Don is deliberately casting smoke grenades. He sent Wood to the hospital for a check-up, but during the afternoon training, reporters photographed Wood training with the team, as well as touching the ball, and was not affected in the slightest.

Judging by the research, Tony. Don is a cunning man, and he can't simply judge what he wants to do next from the surface.

If Wood is able to start, Sweden will need to have a set of tactics in place. If Wood doesn't start, or even doesn't play at all, Sweden will need to prepare another set of tactics. If it doesn't work, it's not good. There's no way he's going to let the team practice both tactics, right? How can you do this when you are pressed for time?

Donne, of course, doesn't give Lagerbeck what he's really up to, and every day reporters can take pictures of the England team warming up except for the whole England team.

Lagbeck finally decided to start with George. Wood won't start for this game. He thinks that George. Wood's trip to the hospital definitely had a reason, and his foot injury should not have been completely healed. Ragbeck analyzed it repeatedly and felt that Tony. Done shouldn't start Wood in this game. The reason is simple, purely from the point of view of strength, the Swedish team is not the opponent of the England team. In a game with a relatively large chance of winning, Donn won't let his men take risks.

Sweden have been able to maintain a 48-year unbeaten run against England, and Lagerbeck once told the media: "We are too familiar with England. English-style football is easy to see through. Their worst enemy is themselves, and their arrogant attitude makes them never study their opponents. ”

Lagerbeck thinks he knows England well, ten years ago and still ten years later. Tony. Don certainly wouldn't let George. Wood starts, and England's tactical play will not be any different than before. As long as you deal with it carefully, you will definitely be able to continue your unbeaten streak.

Ragbeck guessed right, and Donn really didn't plan to start Wood in this game, but the reason was not that he thought he could easily beat Sweden.

After the lessons of Wales, Done can now be regarded as very cautious.

What's more, Sweden can also be regarded as England's nemesis.

England can not be afraid of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and other European powerhouses, but Sweden, which is far from being a first-class European team, is indeed a problem for the English people.

The pain for Sweden is purely football-oriented, unlike the hatred of the German team, which has been without England for 48 years...... For a team that prides itself on being world-class, always aiming for world champions and European champions, it is very frustrating for them not to win against a second-rate European team for 48 consecutive years. Every time, I think I will win, but the result is always unsatisfactory.

The last time England and Sweden met in a World Series was back in the final round of Group B at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. In that game, both sides played a good half, and the final score was 2:2. And Lagerbeck, who led the team to a draw with England at the time, is still in charge of Sweden, and the head coach of England has changed four people, from Eriksen to McLaren, from McClaren to Capello, and from Capello to Toney. Dawn.

The last time England beat Sweden was in 1968, when they had just won the 1966 World Cup.

1968 was a fantastic year. England, who won the World Cup on home soil, seemed to have used up the luck they had accumulated for more than 100 years, winning Sweden last time and losing to Germany for the first time, and since then they have been insulated from the world championship and have not even participated in the final. Every time it is considered "the strongest national team in history", it is expected to be high, but it always makes people take advantage of the excitement and go home.

Since then, they have met Sweden 12 times, with eight draws and four defeats, without a win, and since 2006, England have not met Sweden again, and that past has gradually faded into oblivion. It wasn't until England and Sweden met in the knockout rounds at this European Championship that people counted history and thought again: Oh, England haven't won against Sweden in 48 years!

And Sweden's damage to English football is not just the humiliation of 48 years of winlessness, but the fact that if England had lost to Sweden, they would have been unlucky in the tournament: England were in the same group as Sweden in the European qualifiers for the 1990 World Cup, and although they did not beat Sweden, they were able to qualify for the final stage and end up in the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup. In 1995, England, who were preparing for the following year's European Championships, warmed up with Sweden, only to be in the semi-finals of that tournament. In the Euro 2000 qualifiers, England and Sweden were in the same group, and as a result, Sweden beat England to win the group, although the latter qualified through the play-offs, but did not even qualify for the group in the Euro 2000 finals. Prior to Euro 2004, England continued to try to break the "winless cycle", but not only did they lose to Sweden, but they also ended up in the quarter-finals of that tournament. In the 2006 World Cup, England and Sweden were divided into the same group in the Cup, and the two teams drew in the last round.

So much so that in that decade, the English stubbornly believed that if England could beat Sweden, their dream of becoming a world champion would be realized.

It's a shame to say it. It turns out that it is not only China that has a black history of "invincible".

Even if England had just beaten Germany and sent their worst enemy back home, England fans did not dare to say that they would be able to end their fate this time, and many people were still worried about the future of the team. England fans who booked their hotel rooms to the final in advance are now starting to wonder if their money will be wasted.

Unlike the enduring hatred with Germany, England's encounter with Sweden is destined to be less gunpowdery. Neither England nor Sweden talked about it in interviews, and the reaction of the fans was not as fierce as before the match against Germany.

Because whether it is a Swede or an Englishman, the emotion expressed by this "record" is more - doubt.

That's right, the Swedes laughed when asked by reporters that they hadn't lost to England in 48 years: "It's a confusing question. None of us know why. ”

The 34-year-old is a veteran of Sweden's squad at the 2006 World Cup, and although he did not play against England, he was clearly visible from the bench. In the 90th minute of that game, Sweden were still 1-2 down to England, and the Englishman had just scored a second goal in the 85th minute, which made people think Sweden's defeat was a foregone conclusion, but Larsson's bizarre header finally fixed the score at 2:2. It's really incredible.

When asked by reporters about that game, Ibrahimovic, who was still smiling, frowned: "It's really strange for you to say that, and I can't say why." In the second half, we seemed to be suddenly full of power. The ball at the end was really incredible, I don't know how Larsson got the ball in, maybe God? A smile broke down on his face again.

Journalists in Sweden are also curious and puzzled by this phenomenon. In terms of strength, they are certainly inferior to England, and in international competitions, England's results are much better than Sweden's, but why can't England beat them for 48 years? This is the most unbalanced confrontation in international football, and the imbalance is incredible.

England's players also found it strange when confronted with the question that reporters ran out.

For them, the successive victories against Germany can only arouse their strong hatred and fighting spirit, but the continuous invictories against Sweden can only confuse them. Facing such an opponent who is not on the same level as themselves, they really can't hold any hatred.

If for the English, Germany is a "feud", then for Sweden, it is "fate", and there is a smell of mysticism in it.

※※※ "I don't know why I couldn't defeat them, maybe it's bad luck...... "Rooney, who participated in the last Anglo-Swedish battle and was very upset with Eriksen because he was replaced halfway through, can only scratch the back of his head when he thinks about it.

A group of journalists from England and Sweden, as well as other countries, blocked the door to the hotel where the England team was staying, and they could not get in, so they had to wait outside. When I saw an England player coming out, I rushed up and threw the question along with the microphone.

"I didn't participate in the last Anglo-Swedish battle, I haven't participated in the previous twelve, I don't know why this happened." Aron. Mitchel also had to answer the question under the pressure of reporters.

Tony. Donn walked out of the hotel and frowned at the sight of the reporters surrounding his players asking questions.

Even he himself has been asked the question repeatedly for the past two days - "Why has the mighty England never defeated Sweden in forty-eight years?" ”

At first he could talk about it as a joke, but when everyone asked, he became alert.

Because he saw danger in the fanatical eyes of those journalists.

He was also glad that England had not met Sweden in the decade since 2006, and that embarrassing record had faded, which helped him prepare for the tournament. I didn't expect it to be mentioned by the media again, as if I was afraid that these players would not know that England and Sweden had a 48-year feud.

This made him, a "former Chinese", think of the "Koreanphobia" of Chinese football, originally losing to the same opponent is not a big deal, but the media irresponsibly advocate hype gimmicks, and create a "Koreanphobia" for Chinese football, and they personally set up a "super strong opponent" with a terrible face for Chinese football. Chinese football, which is not very good in psychological quality, has since fallen into a strange circle of "not winning every South Korea...... The media can be described as "the greatest contribution" in this.

Now, Done doesn't want a repeat of the tragedy for England. Not to mention that English football and Chinese football are not on the same level, in Donn's view, England is simply a living "European Chinese team", and there are too many similarities between the two. The psychological quality of England's big-name stars, who are accustomed to being brought out by the local media, is probably the most vulnerable among the European powers.

In letting this group of reporters continue to be so entangled, the new players who have no feeling for the grievances of Yingrui are afraid that they will have psychological disorders...... That's not going to work.

The media can't do anything else, and adding chaos is definitely the first in the world.

Don turned around and walked back to the hotel lobby and found their head of security. Pointing to the "enthusiastic" journalists outside the door, he told the head of security: "My players need the best rest and I don't want them to be disturbed by the media. In addition, the group of media blocking the door also hindered the normal entry and exit of your guests. ”

The head of security had apparently learned enough lessons from his previous counterparts who had received England, and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, sir." I'll let them go. ”

Don nodded approvingly, found a place to sit at the door, and watched the hotel's security guards chase away the unwilling reporters.

At the tactical meeting in the evening, Donn first announced a new rule - no player should answer questions about the 48-year feud between Britain and Sweden in interviews with reporters.

"There's nothing to talk about on that issue, don't fall for some people." He reminded meaningfully.

He's going to stop the players from thinking about it, and even though he doesn't know how much of a difference his blocking can make now, it's better than doing nothing and letting it go.

Originally, everything was under his control, but now it has allowed the pervasive media to stir up the evil fire in the hearts of the players, and he is afraid that when it comes to the game, the evil fire will burn fiercely, and it will not be suppressed, causing irreparable consequences...... If he has the power to decide the life and death of others, the first person he wants to get rid of must be a journalist, especially a tabloid reporter. Now he is very fond of press control, and he is not allowed to ask any questions that make me unhappy! I didn't answer when I asked! Don't post any messages that make me feel uncomfortable! If you log in, you have to take it down for me!

Gee...... It's a pity that it can only be a dream.

(To be continued)