Even after a night, some of England's supporters still couldn't believe the reality that their side beat Portugal 4-2.

It was like a dream and it was impressive.

Portugal is also a traditional European powerhouse, and it stands to reason that it is on par with England's strength. So it's not a big deal for England to win against Portugal, but it's not normal to win easily and win with a score of 4:2......

Although England did not take advantage of the game from start to finish, the score said it all. 4:2, which is very impressive.

The analysis of this in the English media is simple and surprisingly consistent - it's not that Portugal is too weak, it's that we are too strong! England are a world-class powerhouse, and a 4-2 win over Portugal, one of Europe's top teams, is normal. England fans are accustomed to believing what the media says. Since the media say England is strong, then England is really strong.

For a while, the country was full of all kinds of optimism, as if qualifying from the group was no longer a problem, and even the European championship was just as easy as a finger.

Later, not only did this trend of thought exist in China, but even some people in the England team thought so.

Before, they thought there was no George. Wood, it's going to be tough. I didn't expect a strong team like Portugal to win easily 4:2, which made them very proud.

The second day of training was very relaxed, and everyone was still talking about yesterday's game, which was very exciting.

Don didn't care about any of these things. His mind was full of what to do with Germany. Yes, he skipped Wales straight by...... In his heart, even without George. Wood, Wales can't make any big waves. Don is well aware of their level and with the team having just won against Portugal and morale is high, the game in five days should not be a problem.

The training was only half a day, and Don announced a holiday, half a day today, and a day off tomorrow. Enough time anyway. The Premier League is the most crowded league and England's players are more tired than their players in other leagues, so Donn took every opportunity to give his team a break to avoid getting too tired.

The players are happy that they can go shopping and relax.

But there was one person who wasn't with them.

George. Wood continued his recovery training in the hotel's pool. Although the coaching staff told him that he didn't need to work so hard, no one could dissuade the hard-hearted Wood.

Don didn't bother with Wood, he decided to give himself a half-day off and go to Shania. The Euros are a job for me, a holiday for Shania.

The two of them dressed up in a simple disguise and wandered the streets of Barcelona. It's not people dressed as fans who pass by, and England fans don't recognize that the person wearing sunglasses and being accompanied by beautiful women is Tony. Donne, and the Welsh fans won't care about him even more.

England's next game is also here, at the Camp Nou, and after the game against Wales, they will move to Valencia to prepare for the focus of the German team.

"I'm in the mood to go out shopping now." Don looked at the flow of people around him and sighed.

"Is it more stressful the further back you go?" Shania took Donn's arm and snuggled up to his shoulder.

"That's nature."

"Isn't it more important to come out and relax when you're stressed?" Shania smiled a little wickedly.

Don reached out his hand that wasn't being held by Shania and scratched her nose.

"Lying in bed and thinking about it relaxes you." Don made a pun. Shania had obviously thought of what he was talking about, and on the sunny streets of Barcelona, she was also generous, and she turned her head and kissed Don directly.

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After saying goodbye to Shania, Don slowly walked back to the hotel where he was staying.

Some of the players have already returned early and are sitting in the café to rest. When they saw that the leader was back, they got up to greet him. Don swept around between them and asked, "What about George?" ”

Everyone knows that the boss cares about George more than the coach cares about the players. So they didn't look at each other, and then shrugged their shoulders to the head: "I didn't see him." Maybe in the room, maybe in the pool, maybe in the gym. Chief. ”

"Hmm...... Keep playing. Don waved off the café and headed for the gym.

He thought Wood could be great in the gym.

Sure enough, he had barely walked through the door when he heard the sound of an instrument crashing inside. The hotel's gym has been chartered by the England team, and the only person who can still practice in it at this time is George. Wood too.

Donn stood in the doorway and saw the sturdy figure with his back to the exit. On his bare back, sweat glittered brightly in the light.

"Take a break, George." Don shouted at a loud voice.

Wood looked back at Don standing in the doorway, and he obediently got off the apparatus.

"How does it feel?" Donn walked up and handed him a dry towel.

"Good." Wood turned out to towel and wiped his face.

"It seems that the recovery is good, and I am relieved." Donn looked at his big toe on his right foot, where nothing was unremarkable to the naked eye.

In fact, this time Don came to him because he had something to say to him. Ever since England won over Portugal, he's been thinking about it.

It stands to reason that a squad that can win consecutive games should not be changed at will, except in special circumstances such as injuries. If you're lucky, there's no George in this set. Wood's squad has been winning all the way to the knockout stages and there are no injuries bothering him, so will there be any place for him in the team when Wood recovers?

Don loved Wood, but he wouldn't have insisted on bringing Wood, who had not yet recovered from his foot injury, to Spain. But he's not a man whose feelings trump everything, he's actually a utilitarian head coach, and since this lineup can bring him victory, what reason does Wood have to intervene? Neither in terms of results nor locker room unity, he couldn't force a winning squad to make room for Wood's comeback.

That's not right, and if he does, the prestige he's built up within the team is in danger of crumbling.

But if you don't let Wood play, what is the purpose of bringing him to Spain? Wood certainly doesn't want to sit on the bench all the time, and it's okay to win the European Championship, but what if he loses halfway through? Wood will hate himself for the rest of his life, right?

So he wanted to come and have a good talk with Wood.

"Is there something wrong with me?" Seeing that Don was stunned, Wood took the initiative to ask.

"Hmm......" Donn scratched his hair, "George, remember what I told you back then?" Right by the pool in this hotel. I said that even if you wait until you get to the knockout stage, I can't guarantee that you will be able to play. You know what that means, right? ”

Wood nodded, not embarrassing Done, "I know. Now that the team has won the game, it is not easy to change the main lineup. ”

Wood was so sensible, and Donn breathed a sigh of relief.

Don also doesn't tell him any nonsense like "you're the captain, you have to lead by example". He knew that by saying this, Woodken accepted the reality.

But Wood suddenly added: "I'll try to get a chance to play." ”

Don En smiled: "Don't try too hard, be careful and hurt your foot again." Let's go, go take a break, relax. He pulled Wood.

Wood shook his head: "I still have a group of sit-ups ......"

Don shrugged: "Anyway, if you get hurt again, you really won't have a chance." ”

"I know." Wood was already busy.

Don waved his hand, turned and walked out.

This kid is in such good health, why is he injured?

God has been unhappy to see me rampant and domineering for eleven years, and you want to make me some trouble?

You thief!

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While England's players are still relaxing on the streets of Barcelona and on the sunny beaches, Wales are training behind closed doors. The intensity of the two practices a day is as if they are not preparing for a group stage, but a European Cup final.

Gareth. Gareth Bale has been the focal point of the squad as the training has been centred around his specialty, set-piece drills.

Toshak devised no less than 10 set-piece tactics for Wales, all of which had to be done by Bale. All of Europe now knows that Bale is a free-kick master, and as soon as he steps in front of the ball, the opposing goalkeeper gets nervous.

Wales lost to Germany in their first group game without any suspense, 0:3, they were shaved and lost without any defense. Although such an outcome was expected by the Welsh fans, the Welsh players did not want to accept it. After 40 years, he finally reached the European Championship finals, how can he just leave in the group stage? The Welsh players, who had never been able to compete in this kind of world tournament before, had ambitions and wanted to prove their quality.

Toshak is expected England to be beaten lightly after a big win over Portugal, Toney. Donn is now presumably full of games against Germany, and that's something he can take advantage of.

After the team's joint practice, Bale stayed back to practice for direct free-kicks.

As promised, he came to Spain. But he had no intention of stopping there. Even in the face of his own mentor, he has made it his goal to defeat him.

Toshak appeared outside the stadium: "Gareth. ”

Bell looked back at his coach, gasping for air.

"It's time to go back."

It's not like you're in a club, and you can go home by yourself after training. They borrowed the Stadio Olimpico (lluis_panys), home of RCD Espanyol, and after training here, the team had to take a bus back to their hotel. Bale's extra training time can't be too long, otherwise it will affect the rest time of the whole team.

Bale kicked the last soccer ball at his feet towards the goal. The ball went around the wall, but ended up hitting the crossbar and bouncing off.

Someone else had to clean up the equipment on the court, and Bale left the court with his head down.

Twenty-six-year-old Bell looks much more mature than before.

Toshak thought as he looked at his back.

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The media in England had already begun to hype up the Anglo-German battle. In the newspaper that everyone in England bought, they would be reminded in a conspicuous position of how many days, hours, and minutes were left before the Anglo-German war.

Everyone is on the bus, on the subway, in the office, in the kitchen, in the bar, in the streets...... Everywhere you gather with others, you talk about "Germany".

The English and Germans have a feud so old that it gives the illusion that their feud began at the dawn of modern football.

At the same time, Wales, as the weakest team in this group, are simply not enough to attract the interest of arrogant Englishmen.

'We beat Portugal 4-2, do we still have to worry about Wales? A neighbor who struggles under our noses, the weak ones can't bear to kill them. ”

If there were statistics, it would be estimated that 100 per cent of England fans would think so.

It's not just England fans and the media who ignore Wales, it's England players who think Wales' game doesn't matter.

At the time of the interview, Michael. Johnson said he had no doubt that the team could beat Wales, and that it was Germany that should really be careful.

Mitchel did mention Wales, but that was also because of his good friend Gareth. Bel.

"Bale is a very good player and I think we have to be careful with his free-kicks......" It all said that Bale was very good, and as for the other Welsh players, I don't think he knows who they are.

On the contrary, it is the Welsh players who show great respect and value for England. They did not seem to be irritated by the attitude of the English, and when they spoke of England, they all said that England was very strong, very strong.

It seems that they were really afraid of England with might, and did not dare to think anything else.

The Welsh media also said that they were satisfied to be able to play in the final stage of the European Championship, which was the biggest breakthrough for Welsh football in 40 years. was divided into the group of death, it was too bad luck, and there was no way to get out of the group......

The first defeat to Germany is already a good illustration of Wales' quality. Delusions of unreality won't help the team, they just need to play three group games. At the very least, when they leave the European Championships, they can't be embarrassed by not scoring a goal.

'Against England we aim to score goals. Toshak said humbly. "We wanted to leave a little proof that we were here and walked through."

Then Tony. Why didn't Don see this?

"Wales are a very good opponent and we will take it seriously......" he said as he looked a little absent-minded.

"Duplicity!" Welsh journalists had this in their hearts to say about Donne's performance. "I'm afraid that all he has in his head is 'Germany' now, right?"

They complained about England's disrespect for their opponents, but the Welsh journalists themselves knew it would be better not to get their hopes up for tomorrow's game. Today, England's morale is high, and even in the face of Germany, there is a belief that it will win. Not to mention tiny Wales......

It's been forty years, and it's hard to break into the European Cup finals again, but it's just a green leaf under the roses and a dish for people to drink......

Although this is true, it is really unpleasant to think about.

(To be continued)