Euro 2008 is in full swing!

After the first round of matches, the odds of the major European bookmakers have changed again - Spain and England, who each swept their opponents 4-1 in the first round, tied for the first place.

The Netherlands, who beat the Azzurri 3-0 to Italy, are in second place by a narrow margin.

The Germans finished third with their strong competitiveness in the tournament.

The wingers with Cristiano Ronaldo, the hottest star on the planet in 2008, performed very well in the first round, but it seems that public opinion does not expect them very high, and they only rank fourth.

On top of that, hosts Switzerland, Austria and Turkey were the bottom teams in disgrace.

The odds on the scorer list are still the same.

A hat-trick from Spanish striker David Villa in the opening round cemented him to the top spot, with Michael Owen and Cristiano Ronaldo tied for second with two goals, followed by Germany's Jurgen Klose and Podolski and Spain's Fernando Torres.

…… June 13th.

The second round of the Euro 2008 group stage was restarted.

It is called the city of Naiva and the stadium of Naiva Stadium.

Portugal defeated the Czechs 3-1.

C-Ronaldo and Deco each assisted each other once in the first and second halves, and in the injury time of the whole game, C-Ronaldo successfully countered offside and successfully single-handedly assisted his younger brother Quaresma to push the empty goal when facing the Czech Republic.

What was not captured in the footage was that in a seat in the south stand of the Neva Stadium, a middle-aged British man wearing a peaked cap was sitting.

The whole game was fixed on Portuguese midfielder Moutinho, who occasionally wrote and drew in a notebook with a thin belt with him.

The man's name is Frank Andriy and he is a full-time scout.

In the FM2008 system, Frank Andriy was rated as 20 for [judging the player's potential ability] and [judging the player's current ability] 20, which is a terrifying number that has reached the peak of the ability of any full-time scout on the planet.

Until three months ago, however, Andriy had been a regular member of Tottenham's scouting list.

Very, very ordinary!

By chance, when Li Tongfan found him in the FM2008 system, and then compared the scouts who did not have more than 14 crooked melons and cracked dates in Newcastle's bi-item data, he did not hesitate to launch a "shameless" poaching operation.

It's absolutely necessary to have a scout like that.

Because, when the virtual list of demons provided by the FM2008 system in the hands of the stuffy man, and in reality there is a super-first-class scout with "eyes as a torch", the combined power of the two can definitely bring unimaginable profit margins to [Shining Red Star] and Newcastle.

Two swords combined, invincible in the world!

So, Andri, the poor middle-aged man who was supposed to lead the way to £800 a week at White Hart Lane, ranked at the bottom of all Tottenham football, and handed in monthly scouting reports were mercilessly ignored by his boss, was soon stunned by the happiness of "fragrant pie falling from the sky".

When, on that dreamy day three months ago, the famous madman Lee appeared in front of him like an angel shining with white brilliance and expressed his desire to sign him, Andriy agreed without hesitation.

Less than £10 in contract liquidated damages!

£4,000 and a 5% increase in weekly wages every year!

That's all the price paid by Lee Tong-fan's top-tier Frank Andry, who has earned the full value of his two stats.

At this time, Andri was like a piece of jade that had not yet been carved, a group of Maxima who had not yet met Bole. Li Tongfan's "grace of knowing the encounter" filled Andri's heart, which was in the most difficult situation at that time, with gratitude, so the middle-aged man accepted Li Tongfan's next arrangements without hesitation.

So then, after signing as a member of the [Twinkle Red Star] banner and having his own exclusive agent, Andri's identity is like a little carp jumping over the dragon gate, rising to the top - from the obscure end of the White Hart Lane stadium to the head scouting director of St James' Park.

Frank Andriy has been holding back his energy to repay the kindness of the madman Lee.

And this opportunity has finally come, because the world-famous European Championship has begun.

The contest is a demon star!

The contest produces a genius!

This is the eternal law of the football world.

Every time there is a high-level football event such as the World Cup and the European Cup, there are always many eye-catching super newcomers who have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. As long as Andriy can unearth some bright stars for Newcastle from these newcomers, it will be the best reward for the kindness of the madman Li Zhiyu!

Andriy was even more excited that Lee Tong-fan had finally given his first scouting mission since joining Newcastle yesterday – to observe Portugal midfielder Jose Moutinho and defensive midfielder José Veloso.

At just 22 years old, Moutinho is the youngest captain in the history of Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon, and is regarded domestically as Portugal's most promising all-round midfielder after Ruikost and Deco, but at this time he is not well-known in European football.

The evaluation of German player Michel Ballack in FM2008 is that he is the god of this position, and the evaluation of Moutinho is that he can become the number one star on a par with Ballack.

As for Veloso, who also plays for Sporting Lisbon, like Moutinho, is the absolute workhorse of the Portuguese giants. In the midfield position, Veloso has strong running ability, fierce tackles, full of physical strength, and has a good kick back to shoot from a distance, which is the top 10 terrifying and violent midfielder in FM2008.

There's a reason why Li Tongfan paid attention to these two people.

Before the start of the European Cup, Li Tongfan introduced Ronaldo and others, so that Newcastle has no less strength than Manchester United and Chelsea and other giants in the forward line, but the strength of the midfield is a bit difficult to mention.

To put it mildly, it's as bad as scum!

After letting go of absolute staples such as Joey Barton and James Milner, the Magpies' midfield is already at the bottom of the Premier League. Riquelme and Van der Vaart, who were previously interested in Lee Tong-fan, now look like they will have a lot of difficulty to bring in.

Time was pressing, and Lao Li definitely couldn't be the fool who hanged himself from a tree, so he quickly shifted the target.

Moutinho and Veloso were in Lee Tong-beom's sights a day earlier.

Yesterday, when Lao Li entered some search conditions after reading the progress of his data and system task [Shining Top of Europe] in FM, he spent 2 points [Character Points] and used FM scouting tools to search the database again, and found these two Portuguese geniuses.

Of course, the search was not limited to Moutinho and Veloso.

However, there is a Portugal game today, so let the "super scout" Andrie come over and take a look. Others have chances as the Euros go on.

And to Frank Andri's little regret, Portugal didn't send on Veloso in today's game.

However, Moutinho, who got the opportunity to play, did make Andri's eyes shine, excellent passing skills and big picture vision, active running, wide coverage, and long-range shooting ability, although the confrontation ability and experience are a little lacking, but he is definitely a young player with great potential.

How did Crazy Lee find out about this player?

After watching the game, Andri's adoration of Crazy Lee rose to another level.

…… In addition to the match between Portugal and the Czech Republic, another match in Group A was also played.

Hosts Switzerland opened the scoring in the 32nd minute through 19-year-old Deldiyoko, but the magical Turks scored twice in the second half, especially Turkish midfielder Alda Turan's 92nd-minute winner who fell silent at the St. Jacobs Stadium.

The hosts, Switzerland, are out of the game!

This is the first team to be eliminated from the European Finals, and one thing is certain: as the second round continues, more teams will return home.

The game has become increasingly cruel.

…… The Three Lions have a day off after their win over Greece.

The next day starts with normal training.

The training venue is still the Les Sizenheim Stadium, but because it shares the field with the Greek team, it can only get half a day of training every day, and the remaining half day is returned to the Manor of the Duke of Semonsis to explain tactics and analyze the opponent.

On the morning of 14 June, England used the Ers-Sizenheim Stadium in that order.

At 9:00, when the Three Lions players and coaching staff arrived at the pitch at the appointed time, there was still a little morning fog, and they were surprised to find that it was not only owner Li Tongfan and assistant coach Venables waiting on the field, but also four or five Chinese.

Bang Bang Bang!

Li Tongfan clapped his hands: "Hey, guys, like you to introduce a few special guests......"

Lao Li turned around and pointed to Li Bing and the others behind him, and introduced with a smile: "These gentlemen are representatives of fans and reporters from China, and they will visit your training this morning!" ”

"Alright, now get active and start warming up!"

These Chinese are Li Bing and his party.

When Li Bing was about to end the banquet last night, he hesitated for a long time and finally said his request, but he didn't expect the madman Li to agree. During the banquet, Zuo Xiaoqing and several other CCTV reporters also happened to want to take the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview with the England team, and Li Tongfan did not refuse.

…… During the whole morning of training, Zuo Xiaoqing and other reporters were busy filming the training process of the England stars, and more often the camera was aimed at Li Tongfan who was standing on the sidelines.

To be honest, for current Chinese fans, Lao Li's influence has far surpassed superstars such as David Beckham and Irving, reaching the level of raising his arms and making the Chinese people crazy, so the reporters are also very careful about their shooting skills.

And Li Bing has been closely following Li Tongfan's side.

This super marshal carries a pen and paper with him, like a conscientious and responsible little secretary, carefully recording everything he observes.

It's almost out of the bottleneck, and the knife will explode when it comes to the game!

(To be continued)