Chapter 66: The Press Conference of the Haunted Ghosts
"I think after talking to the Turkish Football Association president, I will tell the players that I will leave," Trim said in a post-match press conference.
“I said before that I don’t want to continue working in Türkiye,” Trim said. “I am a person who keeps my promise. So I think I will go to another European country.”[]
Trim served as the head coach of the Turkey team from 1993 to 1996, and then returned to the team's coach in 2005 until now. His contract with Turkey will expire in 2010.
What people don't know is that Trim said goodbye in the locker room, as if he was saying goodbye to the Turkish players. He said that he did make up his mind to coach overseas after the competition before the European Cup, but he would not say goodbye so rashly and irresponsibly. He would calm down with the players and Turkish Football Association officials, deeply analyze the future of this young team before making plans for himself. As for the goodbye in the locker room, he led all Turkish players to bid farewell to the European Cup journey, he felt extremely proud of his team and players.
However, Trim should not be the head coach of the Turkey national team anymore. He said so himself. At this time, reporters interviewed Trim one after another, and they were very concerned about this issue. After all, Trim's reputation in Europe is now played, and will Turkish football let him go like this?
Trim did not explain too much about the curiosity of the following reporters. He reminded the reporters below to pay more attention to the German national team that won the game. Only then did the reporters realize that this was not Trim's personal press conference, but the post-match press conference of the European Cup semi-finals of the Turkish national team and the German national team.
The reporters below immediately focused on the German national team. The German national team performed very well today, and they staged a final victory and a big reversal at the last moment, which made everyone excited.
The reporter below immediately asked the head coach of the German national team, Lov: "Mr. Lov, what do you think about the performance of your players in this game? How did you feel when Gong Zheng scored the third goal?"
"My players performed very well in this game. Their performance deserves the victory of this game. I am proud of their performance. They fought to the last moment and defended the glory of Germany with their strong will." He said very excited about winning this game.
However, Loew also admitted that the German team's performance was not satisfactory in this game. Regarding the reason why the German team was passive, Loew said: "We made stupid mistakes at the beginning and conceded the ball. After that, some of them could not find the rhythm. For a while, long shots were not effective. We played better in the second half. Our problem was in the midfield, not as compact as we played in the previous game."
"However, we won the game, which is the most important thing, and I am very satisfied with this result." Lough said excitedly.
"As for Gong Zheng scored the third goal, I was very excited. I remember that my body was trembling rapidly at that time. Before I scored this goal, the tense atmosphere in the court almost suffocated me. Finally, we scored the third goal, which was so exciting and perfect. At the beginning of Gong Zheng's selection in the German national team, many people asked me why I recruited Gong Zheng? Gong Zheng never disappointed me. This is why I recruited him into the German national team!" Löw was very excited, and everyone could see that.
"So what do you think of your opponents in this game? How are they acting?" the reporter below asked again.
Loeff said he was "extremely satisfied" with the result, but also gave his opponent a high performance. He said: "It was a difficult victory and we struggled to get this result. Turkey played well, and you can't take it lightly for such a team at any time. We were indeed lucky to score the third goal in the last minute."
"The Turkish national team's performance in this European Cup is amazing. Every game they plays is a classic. They have performed miracles in succession, and their performance is already very good. I think ten years later, twenty years later, many people will still remember this Turkish national team!" Löw's evaluation of his opponent is extremely high, which made Trim next to him look glamorous.
"So Mr. Lov, how do you evaluate Gong Zheng's performance today? His appearance was the director of this big reversal!" The reporter below immediately focused on Gong Zheng.
"Well, Gong Zheng's performance is still the same as his previous performance, very good. It can be said that he has brought me a lot of surprises. Originally, I brought him to this European Cup mainly to learn to experience the European Cup, but I didn't expect that he could play like this and he had a bright future!" Lof sincerely praised.
"The future is limitless. Do you think he can surpass the football emperor Beckenbauer?" A reporter below suddenly asked. The press conference room suddenly became quiet, and the people in the conference room turned their attention to the spokesperson.
"Wow, beauty!" Everyone was amazed, and Gong Zheng on the stage sighed in his heart, "It's so gloomy that this woman is attached to him?"
Yes, the questioning reporter is officially the beautiful reporter of "Kicker".
"Haha, if Gong Zheng can really catch up with Beckenbauer, I think I would be very happy!" Löff did not answer the question of the beautiful reporter in a direct manner, but ended the question with a joke.
But Yanni Ksenia did not give up: "You mean, Gong Zheng has the ability to catch up with Beckenbauer. Do you think Gong Zheng has the ability to be comparable to Beckenbauer!"
Listening to Yanni Ksenia's words, Löv frowned slightly. The excitement and excitement just now disappeared, and his face suddenly became cold. He said lightly: "If you think so, then think so! Next question!"
After hearing what Lov said, Yanni Ksenia's lips raised slightly, and she suddenly thought about tomorrow's report: the new star helped Germany reach the final, Lov exclaimed that he was the new football emperor!
Once such reports come out, they will surely shock the world football world, and there will definitely be countless spits flying towards Gong Zheng. Humph, stinky brat, this is the price of your smearing my butt!
"Mr. Gong Zheng, what do you think about your performance in this game?" The reporter below immediately asked, "They don't want this stupid girl to get rid of these old men on the stage. They also want to get more news information.
"This game was OK, but this was not my best condition, and I didn't fully utilize my advantages. In this game, we played too few high-altitude balls, so I didn't have the chance to head. If there was a chance to head, I believe I would play much easier in this game!" Gong Zheng was his arrogant personality as always.
After hearing Gong Zheng’s answer, the reporters below smiled slightly. Sometimes Gong Zheng’s personality also has cute features, such as now.
"Now you have scored four goals in the European Cup and tied for first place with Spain's Villa. Have you ever thought you would win the European Cup Golden Boot Award in your first European Cup journey?" the reporter below asked.
"Of course. Although the head coach Mr. Lou said that the purpose of bringing me here this time is to let me learn and experience the European Cup, I don't think so. Since I'm here, I have to do my best. My goal is the championship and the Golden Boot Award. I have been working hard for this goal. If it weren't for the previous suspension that made me miss two group games, I think I wouldn't be tied with Villa now. The number one in the scorer list will be me!" Gong Zheng said coolly.
Although Gong Zheng said this very arrogantly, when everyone thought about it carefully, Gong Zheng said this well. Therefore, these reporters smiled at Gong Zheng's words, and Yanni Ksenia smiled coldly and recorded Gong Zheng's original words.
Listening to Gong Zheng's unstoppable words, Lov and the press officer of the German national team frowned, and they began to worry. They decided not to stay anymore. If they continued to stay, they really didn't know what Gong Zheng would say.
So, after Gong Zheng answered this question, Lov stood up first and announced the end of the press conference to the reporters below. At the same time, he quickly walked towards Trim and shook hands with the Turkish head coach. At this time, it was not easy for Gong Zheng to stay here. He also stood up and shook hands with Trim. Then, as Lov left the press conference site, what was left was the sound of reporters pressing the shutter.
When the press conference ended and the mercury light shining on Trim's face dimmed, Trim waved goodbye to the media sitting in various countries below the audience, and said "goodbye" in English with a little nostalgia!
Seeing Trim's actions and listening to Trim's words, the reporters thought: "Is Trim really going to leave the Turkish national team?"
After the match between the Turkish national team and the German national team ended, countless reports were praising the German national team, but Spain's "Maca" stood opposite to the public and beat the German national team: Although Turkey lost to You Rong, Germany advanced to eliminate the "reversal king" in a mess!
In their article, it is written:
Please pay tribute to the losers! Although the game was lost 2-3, although the Germans entered the finals, and although Turkey failed to make another magical reversal, please let us pay tribute to the losers, they are losers on the field, but they are spiritual winners. No one can forget their performance in this European Championship. They will be permanently recorded in the history of the European Championship like the final champion.
Do you believe there is a miracle in this world? The Turks are miracles. This is a European Championship for the Turks. The Turks won the respect of everyone with their tenacious will. They won't beat them behind the score, they won't beat them in penalty shootouts, they won't beat them in injuries, and Germany won't beat them in the same way. Trim casually pieced together a starting lineup, but it made the Germans who eliminated Portugal very embarrassed. In the second half, the German national team had to play football amid the booing of fans.
No one expected that the Turkish, with a serious disorganized lineup, would start with a crazy attack. Although there was no available soldiers on the bench, Trim still commanded the team to press the whole game. The fans were stunned, and the German team was also stunned. They were completely suppressed by the Turkish strong momentum and could not successfully transfer the ball to the opponent's half in the first twenty minutes of the game. Trim chose the German team's left defense line guarded by Ram, who performed well in the previous few games as the main breakthrough point, making full use of the gap left by Ram after assisting and the weakness of the left forward Borowsky's poor defense.
The Turks were in the lead for a while, and were equalized after being tied. However, the difficulties did not defeat them, and the tenacious Turks actually equalized the score in the later game.
When Semich Senturk scored the equalizer goal, almost everyone thought that the miracle of the Turkish national team's big reversal was about to happen, but God made a joke with them. This time God stood on the side of the Germans, and the Germans defeated the Turks by luck and entered the finals.
Chapter completed!