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Although Italy cleanly solved the host Belgian team in the second game of the group stage, then again, choosing to adjust the team's starting lineup in this game against Belgium, Old Maldini, as the head coach of the Italian national team, took a lot of pressure.

You should know that under normal circumstances, the head coach will not make too many adjustments to the team lineup that wins a game. Because doing so means breaking up the players who have just formed a certain understanding and letting them re-engage in the next game. This will inevitably have a significant impact on the team's performance, and it is also an unknown number of chemical reactions that can be produced.

Therefore, if Italy performs poorly or wins hard in this game against Belgium, then the old Martini, who chose to change the team, will inevitably become the target of key criticism by many media and fans!

Fortunately, Toldo's performance in this game was enough and did not disappoint the trust of Maldini: Nesta's defense line did not give the Belgian any opportunity to take advantage of; Vieri and Inzaghi contributed a goal and an assist in the game, which was the biggest contributor to Italy's victory; Toldo, who did not get many opportunities to perform, also performed stably, with several saves very steadily, and his performance was no less than the starting goalkeeper Peruzzi in the last game!

By the way, after the first two rounds of the group stage, Da Inzaji, who tied for the top scorer list with Yugoslav striker Milosevic, became one of the most eye-catching strikers in this European Cup with his performance of scoring three goals in the first two group matches!

It was precisely because of his undisputed dominant performance in the game against Turkey that the media that were noisy before the game changed their voices and began to praise Old Maldini, believing that his tactical level and vision were first-class, and he deserved to be the head coach of the World Cup champion team.

Old Maldini, who has long been accustomed to the fence-making style of the media, naturally would not take these flatteries and belittle them. The attitude revealed by the old coach and the two consecutive wins in the group stage have also greatly affected the mentality of the international players under his command, which has not caused any conflicts due to the change of starting positions. Instead, he firmly surrounds Old Maldini and strives for the final championship trophy!

For Old Martini, the outstanding performance of the Fiorentine player he supports in the second group stage is certainly gratifying, but Stefano Fiore from Udinese Club is Italy's biggest discovery in this European Cup. This midfielder who was selected into the national team's roster at the last moment was originally just used as a surprise by Old Martini. Unexpectedly, he had a good chemical reaction with Totti. His threading and large-scale running in the midfield revitalized Italy's midfield, allowing Totti to escape from the heavy organizational work and devote more energy to the offense!

However, although Italy achieved two consecutive victories in the European Cup, the outside media did not give up their pick on the Apennines. This time, Vieri, as the winner of the French World Cup Golden Boot and the Serie A Golden Boot, unfortunately got caught and became the target of criticism by many media!

The media have very sufficient reasons to criticize Vieri. After all, as the main center of the Italian national team in the European Cup, Vieri, who played for 180 minutes in two group matches, has not yet won any results! Such a report card has made these news media, which has always been responsible for making nothing, find a breakthrough to criticize Italy, and has also made Vieri unlucky to become a victim of the media's sales and ratings!

As a player who has experienced countless storms, although Vieri has not taken these criticisms too far, he still feels a little depressed: "Philip (Inzagi), what do you think this is a matter? I just didn't score goals in two games, why are these people saying so seriously? It seems that if I don't score a goal, Italy will be eliminated from the European Cup!"

"Haha, Christian (Vieri), who made you the winner of the Golden Boot Award in the World Cup in France? Their requirements for you are higher than others are naturally normal." As Vieri's friend, Inzaghi said gloatingly with the mentality of a friend who is a dead fellow who is not dead, "Look at me, people's expectations for me were not high, so even if they don't score a goal, it's no big deal. And now, after only three goals, I was blown into Italy's Romanio... Alas, so, I am the real ace killer on the Italian forward who is low-key!"

"...Don't die!" Looking at Inzagi with a stern expression, Vieri kicked his bad friend and said unhappy, "Hmph, one day, I will make them regret what they said today!"

However, after Inzaghi's joke, Vieri's little depression had long disappeared without a trace. All that was left was infinite fighting spirit and determination to justify himself!

Although the unlucky Vieri was caught by the media who insisted on picking the bones in the eggs, he was not the one who was criticized by the media and fans the most. At the moment when the first two rounds of the group stage had all ended, the one who became the key target of these media's new round was undoubtedly the runner-up winner of the last European Cup, just because of Bierkov's golden ball, the Czech Republic, which was unfortunately defeated!

Well, who made the favorites to win the championship with the golden generation lose to France and the Netherlands in the first two rounds of the group stage, and lost the qualification to qualify one round ahead of schedule? If your own performance is not successful, you can't blame others for taking the blame.

In fact, strictly speaking, the reason why the Czech Republic's performance in this European Cup is mainly due to their poor luck when they were grouped - France, which has a relatively mature tactical and style of play, and the Netherlands, are in the same group. It is not surprising that the Czech Republic, which has obvious advantages and disadvantages, will encounter this fate.

What's more, the Czech Republic only lost one goal to their opponent in both games, and they were not at all disadvantage on the court. Such performance is enough to prove their strength!
Chapter completed!