Chapter 171 The first battle against Türkiye

Chapter 171 The first battle against Türkiye

Turkey, perhaps before 2002, people would not know that there is such a special force in world football,

In world football, after a long period of darkness, there are many examples of sudden outbreaks and rises. For example, Russian football, which once fell to the bottom for a long time, has made great breakthroughs at the national team level and club level in recent years. .

Similar to Russian football, Turkish football, which has fallen to the bottom for a longer time, has now become a force that no one dares to underestimate in European football, as evidenced by the strong performance in this European Cup qualifier.

Unlike the glories of Russian football, Turkish football has a longer downturn. They participated in the World Cup for the first time in 1954. At that time, they lost 1:4 to West Germany in the first game of the group. 7:0 victory over South Korea. As the German team lost to the Hungarian team, the Turkish team had to confront West Germany again for the second place in the group. As a result, they lost 2:7. At that time, perhaps no one thought that it would be 48 years before Turkey entered the World Cup again.

Turkish football has also been unable to appear on the European Cup stage for a long time. In 1996, they entered the finals of the European Cup for the first time, but failed to qualify for the group stage. However, since then, Turkish football has ushered in their golden age. In 2000 In 2002, they reached the top 8 of the European Cup, and in the 2002 World Cup, they made it to the top 4 in history.

Although the 2004 European Cup in Portugal and the 2006 World Cup in Germany failed to break through the qualifiers, Turkish football has become a powerful force that no one dares to underestimate.

When it comes to the development history of Turkish football, it can be traced back to the source of German football, and the two football teams have also been communicating and integrating in the confrontation.

Now the head coach of the German team, Loew, once coached the Turkish giants Fenerbahce in the 1998/1999 season. The Turkish team participating in this European Cup has five players who played in the Bundesliga. Among them, the main player Alten Top played for the Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich, and he himself was born in the Gelsenkirchen area of ​​Germany.

What has had a deeper impact on Turkish football are the "local" athletes who came back from Germany. Beginning in the 1960s, a large number of Turks went to the former West Germany to work. There are currently 2.4 million Turks in Germany, mainly concentrated in Berlin, Berlin and Cologne.

The players who stand out among these overseas Chinese have received systematic professional training since childhood and have a strong sense of competition. The Turkish Football Association has an office in Dortmund. It pays special attention to finding seedlings from young people and encourages them to play for their motherland. Seven of the Turkish team that finished third in the Korea-Japan World Cup were born in Germany.

It is worth noting that Turkey, which straddles the Eurasian continent, has a larger area in Asia than Europe in terms of land area, but Turkey has never regarded itself as an Asian country, especially in football.

Turkish football has insisted on "leaving Asia and entering Europe" from the very beginning. Even when European football "gives a blind eye", the Turkish team is still actively integrating into European football.

However, Europe has been very resistant to Turkey. According to the general practice, after a country's football association is established, it should first join the Confederation of Football and then join FIFA.

However, Turkish football entered FIFA through the back door first, and then forced UEFA to admit itself. However, UEFA has always refused to accept Turkey. This rejection has lasted for 70 years. It was not until 1993 that UEFA Reluctantly accept Turkey as a member of UEFA.

Although it is not accepted organizationally, Turkish football stubbornly adheres to the route of "leaving Asia and entering Europe". Although the AFC has repeatedly asked them to join the AFC, they were all rejected by the Turks. The Turkish team only participates in European competitions and never cares about any competitions in Asia.

Through unremitting efforts, the tenacious Turks have finally progressed from being rejected by Europe to being accepted and even appreciated.

Being rooted in the league is the key to the progress of Turkish football. Among the current main lineup of the Turkish national team, only Rustu and two Emres are left who have experienced glory six years ago. Most of the other players are freshmen born in the 1980s Generation players, and with the exception of Basturk, they basically grew up playing in their home leagues.

Turks pay more attention to their national league than the national team. Remember that classic line?

Welcome to hell!

This is the fanaticism of Turkish fans. There is never a cold game in the Turkish Super League.

League-based, driven by the three giants, the Turkish league is of a very high standard. In the iffsh selection of the top 100 leagues in the world, they rank 12th, higher than the famous leagues such as the Netherlands and Scotland, not to mention the Belgian football league.

As early as 2000, Galatasaray won the first European club championship in Turkish football history. In the UEFA Cup final, they defeated the mighty Arsenal with a penalty kick.

In the just-concluded season, Fenerbahce also defeated Inter Milan in the Champions League, eliminated Sevilla in two rounds and entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Although they lost to Arsenal in the end and failed to enter the semi-finals, Turkish football is strong. Strength has been generally recognized by people.

Degan's impression of Turkish football is not very deep, and he always feels that Turkish football is covered with a veil of mystery, which makes people unable to figure it out.

Although the Turks finished third in the 2002 World Cup, their country is not considered a big football country. Although the big teams in the domestic league often have amazing performances in the European arena, strictly speaking, they are still There is a lack of convincing results, and as an Islamic country, their thinking and living habits are relatively closed and traditional compared with players from other countries, so the players from Turkey are not very suitable for overseas In my football life, not many players came out, and many of them did not perform well after they came out.

For the Italian league, which Degan is more familiar with, Turkish players have never really had a successful experience. Whether it is Hakan Suker, Okan or Milan's previous introduction of Umit Davala, they are all products of failure. .

It can be considered that there is only one Turkish overseas star, former Inter Milan midfielder Emre, who can often play a dozen games. He mainly plays central midfield, but can also play as right midfielder and other midfield positions. He is not tall and likes long shots. Defensively aggressive and can run well. I can always watch him drill around on the field, but the actual effect is not great. Just like his long-range shot, the more he shoots, the less hope he can give. I used to watch Inter Milan games, after attacking the frontcourt, as long as Emre got the ball and wanted to hit the goal, the fans of other teams would be relieved, because the actual effect in the game was not great, and finally fell to the Premier League.

Seeing Emre felt like seeing Basturk. The style is a bit similar, but Basturk's attack is more effective, and Emre's defense is more.

Of course, Basturk's personal achievements may also be stronger than Emre's. If you count as the most successful overseas player in Turkey, it should belong to him, but it is a pity that Basturk is committed to In the Bundesliga, there are not many opportunities to shine, and he himself was born and raised in Germany, and he is already a transplanted breed.

Players are not satisfied when they go abroad, and the head coach is the same. The former AC Milan head coach Trim played very well in Galatasaray. In those years, Galatasaray appeared in the European arena continuously. Amazing move, like what people have seen Lyon in the past two years.

Their offensive football and open style of play, as well as the enthusiasm of the home fans, made the whole European football look sideways. With such brilliance, Trim arrived in Florence, but the record was dismal.

However, he has a great fortune, especially for the position of coach, the image and reputation he has established in the outside world, the media, and the fans have really brought him a good job.

Berlusconi is one of the tempters. Milan's excitement did not stop because of a league championship that was accidentally won in 1999. They continued to throw a lot of money in the old Bei. The team faced Bierhoff , Helvig, Boban and other players are aging. At the same time, the succession of new players is not smooth, and the results, especially in the European competition, fluctuate too much. After Zaccheroni, Lao Bei did not trust Tassotti and other transitional teams. He resolutely set his sights on Trim, who is under the sign of "Turkish Marshal".

The Milan fans at that time were relatively simple, because journalism and the media were not as convenient to communicate with the outside world as they are today. So Milan fans were blindly worshiped by the legendary "offensive football trend leader" Trim.

For his offensive football, for his insistence on self-play, and for his poor performance, it is just bad luck, not lack of ability, and he was fired by Fiorentina.

The final result, as we all know, ended in failure, and Milan continued to introduce large-scale investment and large-scale cleaning.

Of course, if we look back and look at Trim's unsuccessful Milan road now, we can still see where he succeeded, especially in terms of tactics and offense. The wealth he left for Milan is precious.

Trim especially likes to change formations, 3412, 433, 442 and other tactics. He has played all of them. In a game, he may change several times. In his tactics, if there are four players in the midfield, there are usually Two people are demanding to attack with all their strength.

It could be an attacking midfielder or a winger.

I like to use assisting full-backs with strong assisting ability. They are positioned higher than ordinary full-backs and often top the midfield. However, it can only be a luxury to expect Milan's defense to be so high and risky.

However, in the constant changes of Trim, the Milan team has gradually enriched its offensive tactics, especially the experience, understanding and changes of one of the styles of play. Through continuous running-in and adjustment, and then gradually improving and reforming, It continued to develop, and after Ancelotti took over the team, he carried forward this tactic and led Milan on the road to revival. This tactic is the 4312 formation that Milan is still using today.

Now the leader of the Xingyue Legion, which is about to compete face-to-face with Belgium, is Trim. Under his guidance, Turkey got rid of the decline of missing the international competition twice in a row, and advanced all the way in the qualifiers, holding its head high .

For the first match of the upcoming European Cup group stage, Belgium must make careful preparations, and Turkey will not dare to neglect.

Turkish striker Nihat, who plays for the Yellow Submarine Villarreal, said: "Belgium is not Degan's team alone. Of course, if Degan can play, he will make the whole Belgian team different. He is without a doubt the best player of the year and when you see a player scoring so many goals in one season you have to marvel at him but football is not a one man game belgium Degan is not the only one in the team. We respect every Belgian player. Even if Degan cannot play in this game, we will pay 100% focus to deal with this opponent! The Belgian team with Degan is recognized as the strongest. Even if Degan can't play in the group stage, their strength is obvious to all, but now it is the European Cup, all the teams will burst out with higher motivation than usual, and play much better than usual, so I don't think that now It can be asserted that any team will definitely appear, and we will do our best to play every game!"

Nihat has played for Real Sociedad and Villarreal since he landed in La Liga in 2002. He has performed well in both teams. This season, he helped the Yellow Submarine beat Barcelona to win the La Liga runner-up. , and directly enter the UEFA Champions League next season.

Nihat is a representative of the new generation of Turkish football players. The representative of the old forces is undoubtedly Rustu who blinded everyone in the 2002 World Cup.

As a 35-year-old veteran, Rustu has become an iconic figure in the Turkish team, although his starting goalkeeper position in the national team has now been taken by his former Fenerbahce teammate Volkan Demirel. Instead, Rustu is still very proud of being selected for the national team and the role he can still play in the national team.

"Our national team is a group. The most important thing in a group is not to complain, and when you are sitting on the bench as a substitute player, your behavior is even more important. Whether you are a starter or a substitute player To be able to contribute to one's own team, everyone knows how proud the Turkish people are of their country, so it is a great honor to be selected for the national team."

Rustu was an important member of the team when the Turkish team entered the European Cup finals for the first time in 1996, and then followed the Turkish national team to participate in the 2000 European Cup and the 2002 World Cup. The Turkish team achieved an astonishing third place in the Japan World Cup, which is also their best ranking in an international competition.

So far, Rustu has played 116 games for the Turkish national team. There is no doubt that he is also one of the contributors to Turkey's final qualification for this European Cup finals.

"We've prepared everything for this tournament, we've had some difficult moments, our road to promotion has not been smooth, but I dare say our team is fully capable of reaching the final."

The Turkish team appeared to be full of confidence. In contrast, the Belgian team seemed a bit low-key. Digan's inability to conquer the city for Belgium in the group stage is still the biggest dilemma they are facing now.

In the first game against Turkey, although people are more optimistic about the potential of the Belgian team, especially after the previous two warm-up matches, people found that this young team is not as fragile as they imagined. It feels very tough, youthful and fearless, and this is what impresses most about this young Belgian team right now.

Facing the menacing Turkish team, especially Nihat and Rustu, they released a declaration of victory before the game started. The young and energetic Belgian players also want to fight back, especially the most fiery Ferrey. Ni.

However, Digan and Antiiennis issued a gag order to the whole team. If they responded at this time, they would fall into the trap of the Turks. They would seize this opportunity and continue to provoke public opinion wars before the game , Distract the energy of the Belgian team. If that is the case, the young Belgian team will undoubtedly be under more pressure during the game.

If you have the strength to shoot at the reporters, you might as well use all your strength on the field.

On June 8th, the European Cup officially kicked off. Group A will be the first to ignite the war. The first game will be held in Basel. The host Swiss team will face the Czech team led by Rosicky.

After 90 minutes of fighting, the Czech team finally relied on Rosicky's long-range shot from outside the penalty area after the opening of the second half, knocked on the gate of the host Switzerland team, and got a good start in the group 1:0.

Two and a half hours later, in Geneva, the game between Belgium and Turkey will also start. In this game, Antiiennis has the strongest lineup in hand.

The main goalkeeper chose Bailey. From left to right in the defense line were Lombards, Vermaelen, Kompany and Van Buyten, and Simmons, Goul, Fellaini and Martens stood in parallel in the midfield. On the forward line are Dembele and Miralas. Dembele lags behind and Miralas advances.

Turkey's main lineup is goalkeeper Demirel, Uzurmez, Satin, Asik, Sabri Sanoglu on the defensive line, Arda Turan, Emre, Kaladeniz, Altintop the Great, striker Nihat partnered with veteran Hakan Suker.

Since the Czech team has already won, it can be said that this game will directly affect the final qualifying situation of this group.