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Chapter 636
Chapter 636
The song of Mameli sounded in the dream, and Buffon almost woke up calling Italy. This is the Italian national anthem, very high-pitched and loud. Not to mention Italians, even Italian fans will be excited when they hear this song.
In the dream, Buffon returned to 12 years ago, in the summer of 2006 in Germany, when Buffon and his Italian teammates lifted the Hercules Cup in Berlin that year, which was the most glorious day in Buffon's career.
Although the post-match focus was on the conflict between Materazzi and Zidane, for Buffon, his deepest memory was when he sang the national anthem before the game, when he felt his heart was about to jump out.
Twelve years have passed, and Buffon has become a veteran from a young player. The 12-year-old Buffon stood in front of Italy's goal for the last time. He cried once two years ago, and this time he didn't want to cry again.
After waking up, I went to the window, opened the window, and the cold air came in. The night in Kazan was a little cold. The hotel I booked in Italy this time was a resort on the outskirts of Kazan. There was a forest in the distance, like a paradise.
South Korea, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, this is the fifth country Buffon has been to.
Before coming here, all my friends wished Buffon a good ending. Of course, he won the Hercules Cup. If the veteran of the Five Dynasties ended his career with the Hercules Cup, the picture would be too beautiful, too beautiful to imagine.
At breakfast, before the coach came, young players like Florenzi and Verratti got together to make some jokes. Buffon no longer participated. Looking at these young players, Buffon just had a smile on his lips.
When familiar footsteps sounded and head coach Ventura walked in, the scene immediately fell silent.
"Good morning!"
"Good morning," the players responded to the head coach in unison.
Spreading butter on the bread and taking a bite, Ventura felt that it was too quiet, and these young people didn't need to be so.
He looked at the young Verratti, who was usually the pistachio of the team, "Marco, did you sleep well last night?"
"It's good, it's very quiet here, but it's a little colder than Italy."
"It's a bit hotter during the day, though," Ventura added.
"Is there any news? You know, I don't know how to surf the Internet. I already belong to the ancient people. If things like newspapers disappear in the future, then I really don't know anything."
Verratti smiled. He would also read some news to his grandfather at home. For the elderly, no matter how they are taught, their acceptance of technology is still limited.
So the scene that would appear every morning began. Everyone took out their mobile phones and read the news to their coach.
"Russian fans and England fans fought again, this time in Moscow, allegedly because the English taunted Russia for being eliminated."
Ventura smiled slightly, "England has entered the quarter-finals this time, and it's hard for FIFA, but this time England has gone so far."
Hahaha, everyone is happy, England has risen when it should not have risen.
Another read: "The head coach of Russia has resigned, but the Football Association has not approved it. Everything will have to wait until after the World Cup."
This should still be a matter of face for the hosts. Capello's departure should be a certainty, but it is just a matter of choosing a suitable time and both parties are decent.
"The German team said that they still want to meet Argentina in the final. Loew recalled the wonderful memories of 4 years ago. It is only interesting to beat the world's strongest team to reach the top."
"It needs to be agreed by us in Italy," Ventura said domineeringly. The players also echoed their head coach. Buffon didn't say anything, but he felt the same in his heart. Germany, Germany, made Buffon cry two years ago, and Buffon still held back his breath.
"Is there any news about Messi?" Ventura knows that after defeating the Chinese team, Italy's opponent is the winner of Argentina and England, and it is likely to be Argentina, so he has been paying attention to the news from Argentina recently.
"No, Leo is very low-key this time, probably because of the turmoil of quitting the national team two years ago, Leo said very little this time."
Ventura nodded: "But as long as Messi is in Argentina, then Argentina is the biggest favorite in the World Cup. He is a person who can decide the game by himself."
Verratti interjected: "What if they get knocked out by England?"
Pfft, someone laughed, and Verratti was a little embarrassed, "Don't laugh, many things are hard to say."
Ventura also said: "I think there is some truth to this statement. If you look at it on the face of the card, England is actually not weak. Everything is possible."
"By the way, is there any news about the Chinese team? Didn't Li Guo say anything with that big mouth?"
"No, it's very quiet. These days, the assistant coach of the Chinese team leads the training. Li Guo seldom appears."
“Maybe that guy is up there on the hill, staring at us with binoculars,” Ventura joked.
"Haha, it's also possible."
Buffon didn't want to say more, but he felt that his teammates and the head coach underestimated the enemy, so he mentioned, "Asians are very weird, such as South Korea 16 years ago."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone recalled it. It was the most memorable match in Italian football. Italy was blacked out throughout the game. In the end, Ahn Jung Hwan's header sent Italy back to his hometown.
At that time, the golden ball died suddenly in overtime. Buffon still remembers the scene when Ahn Jung-hwan headed the ball, as if a knife was inserted into his chest.
Ventura is also a cunning character, he heard it, and Buffon was reminding himself and the team.
"I think this is still true. Since the Chinese team can reach the top eight, they must have strength. Although I have analyzed that their strength is worse than ours, football games do not depend entirely on the strength of the cards."
Everyone nodded.
Verratti was a little stupid, he asked: "Do you mean that the Chinese will also buy referees this time?"
"Hahaha," someone laughed, "The Chinese team is not the host."
"Oh," after all, in 2002, Verratti was still young, and he had long forgotten the process of Italy being hacked.
Buffon spoke again, "Boss, I hope to practice a penalty shootout today."
Ventura asked: "Are you worried about going to a penalty shootout?"
"The Chinese team's defense is still good, if they stick to it..." Buffon's implication.
This reminded Ventura, what if the other party uses Italian methods to deal with Italy?It seems that the relationship between Lippi and the Chinese team is very good, so we have to guard against it.
"Okay, let's rehearse the penalty shootout today."
(End of this chapter)