Compared with Motson's evaluation, Xiao Ming's evaluation is much sharper, and he criticized not only Erikson: "This is a wonderful irony... We have the world's best cross passer Beckham, but there is no strong center in the penalty area. We have the world's best attacking midfielder Lampard and Gerrard, but there is no diligent defensive midfielder to make them worry-free... The most intense league in the world cannot cultivate excellent midfielder, and the traditional country with long passes and rushing has begun to lack the existence of powerful centers. Is there something wrong with this world or our league?"

"Hey, Xiao, don't forget that you are also a member of the league... Why are the centers and midfielders in your team all foreigners?" Motson asked Xiao Ming jokingly.

"That's because I can't find a suitable player among English players... There's something wrong with our youth training, which is true. My scouts are all over the world. These two positions are places I value very much, but I can't find a good center and a good midfielder in England. We have a striker like Rooney, but he is not a powerful center. We have an all-round midfielder like Gerald and Lampard, but they are not interceptors. We now lack young people who are willing to do dirty work, the hard-working and willingness to contribute to the older generation of English players.

It is hard to see the spirit in young players today. They often become famous too early and sweat too little." Xiao Ming sighed and said: "Today's stars all have Ferraris and private jets, but England's greatest players like Bobby Moore took buses when they went on the streets in 1966 - but we won the World Cup at that time. I'm not saying that the players now make too much, but that our young players have too many things that will distract them during their growth, and we lack measures to protect them."

Motson was stunned by Xiao Ming's statement. As an old commentator who had been in the commentator position for 30 years, he certainly knew what life the players had lived in the past, but Xiao Ming actually brought the topic so far... What did he want to do?

At this moment, England, who had been unable to conquer for a long time, finally scored a goal.

"Beckham! It's Beckham again! His accurate cross finally came to the reception. Crouch pushed the ball into the opponent's goal!" Motson screamed loudly. No matter how hard the game was, he always scored a goal...

"Beckham's cross from the right is really great... This is not just a talent. He has played half a season in Leiden East. After each training, he will practice two hours of free kicks and crosses. People always see Beckham appearing frequently in the spotlight, but who knows how hard he usually trains?" Xiao Ming added a sentence at the right time.

"Xiao, are you interested in bringing Beckham to Leiden East? I think you admire him very much!" Mortson was in a good mood and joked.

"If there is a chance, of course I won't refuse. Although our midfielder is a bit overdo, such a player can find a position in any team! Unfortunately, he is now a Real Madrid player, and I don't think Real Madrid will sell any player to me." Xiao Ming smiled.

During the chat between the two, time came to stoppage time, and Beckham assisted again, and Gerald scored his first goal in this World Cup from a long shot at the front of the penalty area.

He defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0, and qualified from the group early with two consecutive victories. The pressure on Erikson finally decreased a little. He also watched the two group matches again and heard Xiao Ming's criticism. However, he felt that Xiao Ming was making excuses for him - yes, it is really hard to find an excellent England center and back midfielder now, otherwise why should he use Crouch as the main center and let Gerald retreat and hit the back midfielder...

The two consecutive victories also made England fans feel quite satisfied. No matter what, after qualifying early, it is still more beneficial to the next knockout round. At least they can rest for a while...

However, in the last round of the group stage, England lost the chain again. They were tied by Sweden, who lacked Ibrahimovic, with two-to-two while leading twice. Eriksen still allowed all the main players to play and lost Irving in four minutes of the game. Although he still maintained his top score, it was enough to make England fans doubt whether Eriksen still has the ability to control the team.

In addition to knowing about England's games, Xiao Ming has never missed any of the other World Cup games as long as he can watch - although he has watched all these games in his previous life, but after so long, his memories have begun to become blurred. Now, he can enjoy watching them again.

Another team that he paid attention to was Croatia, which was divided into a group with Brazil, Australia and Japan. Although Brazil is the biggest favorite to qualify in this group, compared with Australian and Asian teams, the chance of qualifying in Croatia is also favored.

Maybe this is why Dinamo Zagreb shouted such a high price - although Modric can't play the main player in the Croatian national team now, as long as he has the opportunity to play, Croatia's luck is better, and the price of 30 million euros they shouted would be less outrageous...

Xiao Ming just sneered at this. Although he didn't remember the specific situation of this World Cup very clearly, he still remembers that Brazil and Australia qualifying in this group - Hiddink once again proved his magic when coaching the national team. Of course, Xiao Ming remembers that Australia qualifies as a team because he still remembers that Australia almost ended Italy's championship path. That game made a great Italian left-back Grosso, and also made Italy's championship path clear and clear.

Sure enough, Croatia lost to Brazil in the first match zero to one. The one who played in the Croatian midfielder was Kranica Jr. Kranica Jr., the son of their head coach Kranica. Modric sat on the bench for 90 minutes.

However, despite the defeat in the first game, Croatia is still full of hope for qualifying in the group - Brazil is undoubtedly the hottest team in the group. Losing only one goal to them is not a failure. Even if Australia scored three goals in eight minutes in another game and reversed Japan, Croatia also believed that it would be itself who qualified in the group second.

However, reality gave them a heavy blow.

In the second round of the group, Croatia was tied by Japan with zero to zero. In the game, Serner missed a penalty and made Croatia lose hope of victory. Modric came on as a substitute for 12 minutes and performed mediocrely, with only one shot. Olic, who also came on as a substitute, performed actively. After the game, Croatia's threatening offense and shots were almost initiated by him. Modric's shot outside the penalty area also came from his assists.

In the group stages that ended in the two games, Olic appeared on the bench and performed more actively, which is in line with Xiao Ming's positioning for him - a player who is willing to be a substitute and can play a role after appearing - a magical substitute.

"These two million euros are definitely worth it!" Xiao Ming said to Jessica with a smile in private.

"That Modric seems to be very average. Do you still want to buy him like this? And he is twenty-one, not very young." Jessica asked strangely. Her understanding of football is quite good now, perhaps because she stays at home and plays football manager games every day...

"Real football is not cm." Xiao Ming smiled: "This time in his early twenties can be said to be the fastest time for a player to grow. Moreover, this little guy who looks very similar to Cruyff has a very outstanding potential. He just needs to be tempered. Moreover, the head coach of Croatia does not attach much importance to him, otherwise his performance should be better."

Only one point was won in the two games, so Croatia was forced into a desperate situation. Although Australia lost to Brazil by 0-2, the Australian Kangaroos, who scored three points in Japan, only need a draw to qualify as the second in the group - no one can expect Japan to defeat Brazil - if Croatia wants to qualify, only by defeating Australia can they get the right to qualify.

Croatia, who was forced into a desperate situation, burst out with amazing power. They led Australia twice in the game, but Australia still laughed to the end. Cowell scored a half-off goal in the 79th minute. This controversial goal made Croatia bid farewell to the World Cup, and Modric was quite depressed. Croatia still led 2-1 when he came on the bench, but just five minutes after he came on the court, Croatia equalized the score. In the subsequent game, he had another long shot, but was confiscated by Karachi, who played for AC Milan.

In three games, Modric only came on as a substitute for 30 minutes, and his performance was two long shots. While Xiao Ming shook his head and sighed, he couldn't help but want to see what the expressions on the faces of the management of Zagreb Dinamo were now. Just this performance, even if he walked in the World Cup, it would not be worth 30 million...

"Okay, Peter, now you can continue to discuss the transfer between Modric and Joel Luca with Robert... I don't think they will stick to the 40 million offer now, but it is said that the contract between these two guys and Zagreb Dinamo is ten years long. It's really strange why there is such a long contract, so the money you should spend still needs to be spent. Remember, at most 25 million euros, I'll see them appear on our first-team roster during the training camp before the season."

"Don't worry, boss." Hilton replied relaxedly. Yesterday he met the transfer manager of Zagreb Dinamo with Girney. The opponent, who looked gloomy half a month ago, looked like a dead mother, looked like a dead mother. They did sign a ten-year long contract with Modric and Joel Luca, but for this team, it is not too difficult to be the dominant one in China. It is difficult to expect outstanding performance in the European arena. Their greatest achievement is to train outstanding players and sell them to make a lot of money. Now Joel Luca is not an international player, and Modric performs very average in the World Cup. Although they can continue to train these two young players, who knows what will happen a few years later.

In the next few days, Xiao Ming had been contacting Hilton and Garney by phone. It was obvious that they were making rapid progress. Every time they were talking, Xiao Ming could feel the smile in Hilton's words.

Finally, after all the World Cup quarterfinals 16 games ended, Hilton received good news.

"Boss, we have negotiated with the Zagreb Dinamo, Joel Luka is eight million, Modric is fourteen million, and the two pack two 22 million euros. As long as we get our money, they are our people."

"Very good, let's talk to them about personal treatment now... Tell them that they need to wait for opportunities in the team for the time being, but in the new season, their chances of playing will definitely not be too few... As for personal treatment, the third-level one, between 15,000 and 25,000, Cristiano was just this treatment when he came." Xiao Ming said with satisfaction.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, although Bente and Campbell were gone, three young players who could play a role when they came in were added. Leiden Oriental's overall strength and bench thickness were further enhanced. At this time, Xiao Ming did not intend to loan Modric. In Leiden Oriental's midfield position, in addition to Gerald and Pirlo's stable positions, Marklele and Mascherano took turns to play in the midfield, only a very old Holland was left in the middle. Modric will not lack opportunities to play in the new season, and for young players, training with high-level players is equally important as getting the opportunity to exercise.

Forward Olic, midfielder Modric, defender Joel Luca, all three new players who have been confirmed to join are from Croatia, and are the three positions in the front, middle and back - Croatian Three Musketeers?
Chapter completed!