As the players from both sides came out to warm up, a huge TIFO was immediately raised in the stands.
The huge venomous snake is surrounded by demons.
When the whole world was confused, a yellow electric mouse was slowly lowered from the stadium, followed by the electric snake and the devil all exited.
"Pikachu is already the most popular image of Ferraris. Sampdoria may consider changing this yellow mouse into the club mascot. Dejan probably won't refuse."
"Speaking of mascots, Paolo. A few days ago, I took my son to eat hamburgers and vote, and I found out that Roberto Mancini endorsed Dejan and Monica fast food restaurants."
"Hahaha, I'm sure he didn't expect that to happen. Maybe after he retires, children all over the world will think that Roberto Mancini works in the circus."
As Monica's Hamburgers opened more and more games, Roberto Mancini became Samp's most famous player besides Dejan Lu.
Next is Marco·Lanna.
"Yes, let's introduce the starters of both sides first."
Sampdoria 4-4-2 double central midfield:
Goalkeeper: Pagliuca,
Defenders: Dario Bonetti, Verchowod, Odolan, Mannini,
Midfielder: Dejan Lu, Redondo, Pari, Dossena,
Forwards: Roberto Mancini, Vialli.
Marseille 532 double back waist:
Goalkeeper: Pascal Olmeta,
Defenders: Manuel Amoros, Bernard Cassini, Basile Boli, Carlos Moser, Pascal Byers,
Midfielder: Trevor Steven, Didier Deschamps, Chris·Waddle,
Forwards: Papin, Pelé.
"Matracci and Lanna are still suspended due to red cards. Bonetti, who is about to retire, appears in the starting lineup. He has not started in such an important game for a long time."
"Marseille's midfielder Steven is a left winger and now plays as a midfielder, while Waddle can play as an attacking midfielder or on the right. When the opponent's offense is not strong, Steven and Waddle will move forward as wingers to cooperate with Brazilian defender Carlos Moser, his style is very similar to that of a libero. When the opponent's attack is strong, Steven and Deschamps will form a double midfielder, and Waddle will be responsible for organizing in front. Marseille's tactics are still very flexible."
"Haha, a team with two England players playing in the midfield can't possibly have any tactics." Rossi mocked.
Steven and Waddle are both British players and previously played for Everton and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.
After the coaches from both sides walked out of the tunnel, Raymond Goethals took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Boskov.
This Marseille coach served as a goalkeeper during his player days. After retiring, he led Billy to third place in European Championship in 1972. This record may remain until the destruction of the earth. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the greatest coach in the history of Billy.
Before coaching Anderlecht, he once lifted Cup Winners' Cup.
Gotals was not as calm as he appeared.
He was not very satisfied with the discipline of the French players.
Fortunately, he has coached Belgian National Team and is used to this situation.
Sometimes he is very envious of his previous coaches. The current players' characters are too bad. The progress of the times has made them more and more egotistical.
Gotals heard that Everton's legendary coach Catrick stipulated that he should arrive at the training ground at 10 o'clock. Those who arrived at 10 o'clock would be punished, and those who arrived 15 minutes early would be rewarded. He used the method he learned in the Navy to manage Everton.
If he manages Marseille like this, he will probably be killed by the players soon.
This famous coach Billy was not optimistic that his team would win today. He mainly wanted to see the process of the game.
At 6:15 late, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.
Papin took the ball and knocked Pelé horizontally, and immediately started to advance forward.
He was very unconvinced that he failed to get Ballon d'Or. The French would not think that the Ligue 1 champion is any worse than the Serie A champion.
After Trevor Steven received the ball, he took the initiative to pull out to help the team utilize the width of the court.
Vialli and Dossena rushed forward together.
Steven quickly passed sideways to Deschamps.
Dossena himself didn't expect to join the fight, so he immediately turned around and rushed towards Deschamps.
Coupled with Roberto Mancini who came up from the front, Deschamps was forced to pass the ball back.
This is the pressing ability of Sampdoria in the opening stage.
Many teams were robbed of the ball before they entered the state.
The ball has reached the defense line, Marseille must make a choice as soon as possible. Boli took the ball to Moser, and the Brazilian defender took the ball forward himself.
He was born as a free agent and is very fast.
Many times the opponent didn't react at all, and he rushed forward with the ball.
Dossena was very alert and went to block him, but Mozer still wanted to use his body to continue to break through.
Redondo rushed forward immediately upon seeing this.
"Pass the ball, pass the ball quickly!"
Waddle, who was on the sidelines, shouted.
Moser was still rushing forward with the ball, and he bumped into Redondo.
Redondo immediately turned sideways and cut off his passing route to the right, opened his left arm to restrict Moser's movement and stretched out his right foot.
The Brazilian defender could only turn around to protect the ball.
Now Dossena stretched out his foot and poked the ball behind Moser.
Redondo quickly turned around and passed the ball back, without even giving Moser a chance to foul.
Only 13 seconds into the game, Sampdoria successfully stole the ball.
Marseille's formation did not press forward. Pari received the ball and passed it to Dejan Lu. Dejan Lu took advantage of the trend with his right foot and led it to the middle.
Papin rushed to Dejan Lu and stretched his legs from the side.
Dejan Lu, who had been on guard for a long time, suddenly stopped, turned around, pulled the ball, and leaned on Papin to pass the ball to the left.
Bonetti, who was forward, caught the ball and passed it back to Dejan Lu. Dejan Lu raised his right foot and pretended to start, which made Papin quickly move to block it.
But Dejan Lu's right foot didn't fall at all, allowing the ball to roll directly past his left foot.
Ferraris Stadium cheered.
Some fans summed it up.
Dejan Lu will not always use speed, body or technology to play the game. Every game will change his playing style to some extent, but what remains unchanged is his ability to read the game on the court and the deceptiveness of his fake moves.
Even a simple leg lift will seize the best opportunity and make the opponent misunderstand his intentions.
This is no longer a technical gap, it is simply a psychological game.
Dossena and Redondo returned to the backcourt, and Dejan Lu began to advance forward.
Waddle obviously wanted to keep an eye on Dejan Lu, but Roberto Mancini quickly ran to the left to contain the opponent.
Defending Dejan Lu and preventing Dejan Lu from passing the ball are completely different concepts.
It would be a dream for a person to prevent Dejan Lu's pass when someone is receiving it from close range.
Waddle quickly waved, motioning for Byers and Moser to come up.
This is where Sampdoria's attack is most acute.
Roberto Mancini and Dejan Lu looked at each other and immediately waved to Vialli, and all three of them retreated a little.
Raymond Goethals on the sidelines felt a little strange.
Vialli's retracement speed was not fast, and it seemed that he deliberately attracted defensive players to follow him forward. Especially when Sampdoria player passed the ball up, Vialli deliberately ran to a position where he could catch the ball.
"Watch out!!!"
Gotals saw Dejan Lu turn around and move forward again, and finally understood the reason for the uneasiness in his heart.
Fuck, the two defenders didn't realize the problem at all and were thrown away several meters.
But at this time, Redondo, who was standing on the center line, kicked out one big kick after another.
The ball went straight from the right side of the midfield to the left side of the frontcourt.
snap,
The ball bounced off the ground and jumped in front of Dejan Lu. Carlos Moser wanted to wait for the ball, but Dejan Lu rushed forward and poked him with his foot.
Snap——
Knocked the ball directly to the right.
Moser turned around and chased back, but in just a moment, Dejan Lu rushed from the top of the arc into the penalty area and volleyed sideways.
Bang - Olmeta tensed his legs in the small penalty area and prepared to take off, but Dejan Lu had no intention of going over the top. He just volleyed hard. The goalkeeper didn't even have time to make a move. The ball flew past his side like a cannonball and penetrated into the goal.
Boom——
"Dejan!!!"
"Champions Cup final!!!"
The fans in the stands were a little noisy, and some fans couldn't wait to take revenge against Barcelona.
I just hope Barcelona doesn't lose the second leg.
After scoring the goal, Dejan Lu rushed to the sidelines and cheered enthusiastically.
Roberto Mancini, who ran up after him, shouted to the camera, "Wembley, we are here!"
This is a clever pun.
The last final before the restructuring of Champions Cup was at Wembley, and the match between European Star Team VS Serie A All-Stars was also at Wembley.
Roberto Mancini is obviously expressing his intention to be selected.
Dejan Lu patted his arm.
This guy really knows how to find opportunities.
Roberto Mancini The biggest problem for being selected is that there are too many Italy players.
Needless to say, Serie A's foreign players are strong. If both teams choose foreign players, both teams will be able to compete with European star teams.
But if you don't choose foreign players, there will be many Italy players.
This is one of the headaches UEFA is having now.
The European star teams also have to select Italy players, European Championship eight teams will participate, each team will have 2-3 players, some teams may have one more.
If this fucking Serie A All-Stars is Italian National Team, then it will be a Italy civil war if he plays for a European star team.
Also, there is no way not to choose a foreign player like Diego Maradona, fans want to see him.
But being too strong is also a problem.
All in all, there are a lot of problems.
Dejan Lu also heard an interesting thing from UEFA, about Lothar Matthäus.
Brehme and the others both refused to team up with Lothar Matthäus and did not agree with Lothar Matthäus being their opponent.
This is because he is too annoying as a teammate, but he is afraid of his strength as an opponent.
It makes people laugh and cry.
Boskov kept applauding on the field.
With Dejan Lu here, he doesn't worry about today's game at all.
The only question is when to replace Dejan Lu.
"I've said it before, teams that rely on English players in midfield won't stand a chance."
Rossi mocked again.
Vialli curled his lips and said nothing. Italy's team in the midfield also failed to beat Sampdoria.
Is this a question of which country you belong to?
Maybe the Alien, who holds the lightsaber in the Yankee movie, has a chance.
"Actually, Marseille's tactics are not completely useless. Their tactics still have good results when facing ordinary teams." Rossi said again.
Vialli rolled his eyes fiercely.
You can tell the good and the bad.
Marseille finally became cautious after the restart. They kept passing the ball in the half without waiting for the Sampdoria player to get to them.
Samp players are happy to see this situation.
How can the leading team be afraid of the opponent delaying time?
With more championships won in recent years, Samp players always have a considerable degree of confidence on the court.
This is what is often called the temperament of a champion.
After shooting just once, Dejan Lu felt that [Papin]'s shooting skills were very good.
After he moved to Milan, a famous player said that he can only shoot but not kick.
The main reason is that Papin's shooter attribute is too pure, but his shot prediction, running and volleying abilities are very strong, and he is considered an excellent pure shooter in this era.
At that time, Milan could only have 3 out of 7 foreign players, and due to the unsuitable tactics, Papin's performance was so much worse than Marseille's.
This is where Dejan Lu feels that the other party is not good enough.
Smart people will change themselves to adapt to the environment. If even Massaro can't compete, then it can only be their own problem.
He played on the wing no matter what card he got, but he still performed very well.
Unable to bear it, Waddle dribbled the ball forward, and Dejan Lu immediately began to press forward to create pressure.
Waddle quickly moved to the middle, and Deschamps transferred to Steven again.
His action was too obvious. Dossena went up and pinned Steven to the wing, giving him no chance to handle the ball.
Amoros came up to respond and there was nothing he could do.
Steven turned around and volleyed the ball into Dossena's calf, forcing the ball out of bounds and claiming a foul ball.
Seeing Dejan Lu running forward, Dossena chose to stand back parallel to Redondo, plus Pari to form a three-back midfielder.
Whether he or Lombardo is playing on the wing, he is very quick when switching positions with Dejan Lu.
Amoros also made a fake move, keeping his eyes on Carsonny who was receiving the ball nearby, but turned around and threw the ball hard towards Sampdoria's half.
Steven, who was forward, received the ball and quickly sent it forward. Waddle took the ball directly in the middle. Papin and Abedi Pelé rushed to the penalty area from left to right.
Waddle chose Papin for the through ball. Verchowod saw the right moment and stretched out his foot to successfully block the ball.
Dario·Bonetti quickly hooked up, turned around and passed the ball to Redondo.
As an old guy who is about to retire, his strength and speed cannot keep up, but he has more experience in the game.
Deschamps rushed directly to Redondo, but Redondo, who had just passed the center circle, quickly hit the ball horizontally. Pari took the ball and passed it forward. Roberto Mancini, who retreated, heeled to Redondo again.
Bang,
Redondo swung his right foot again.
This action made the eyes of many Marseille fans jump. They could clearly see Dejan Lu rushing forward from their back line.
The Brazilian Moser has strong offensive ability, but his positional sense is not very good and he once again fell behind.
So this time Dejan Lu started preemptively and was not offside.
The main thing is that the opponent gives the opportunity.
The ball was given very accurately, but also a little dangerous, because Redondo was given from behind Moser. When the ball fell, Dejan Lu happened to run over.
Click——
Dejan Lu turned his chest slightly and easily removed the ball. Moser, who was already panicking, chose to stretch his foot. Dejan Lu also stretched his foot and sent the ball forward. He received a kick from his opponent and rushed over.
When he reached the penalty area, he twisted around and kicked his feet.
Bang——
Damn it!
Olmeta felt bad.
When there were two people chasing him, the best choice was to kick on the right side, but Dejan Lu turned around and chose to hit the left side.
This made him make a mistake in his judgment. Although he jumped out as soon as possible, he was still a step too late. The ball had already rolled under him before he landed. The Marseille goalkeeper turned around and saw the ball rolling into the goal against the post.
"Goal!"
"Goal!"
"Dejan Goal!"
"Papin had a high voice in the selection of Ballon d'Or. Some Marseille fans thought he was worthy of Ballon d'Or. But today Dejan used the most Papin way to end Marseille's Champions Cup journey. The French can watch Dejan's game videos and learn how to play football when they go back."
"Even when someone is closely guarding him, Dejan can still find an opportunity to activate directly. He is like a lion on the grassland. Once he finds his prey, he will never let it go."
"Rather than Dejan's shooting skills, what I'm more impressed by is his starting timing. He didn't give the Marseille defender any chance to react. In the end, he broke through Moser and directly created a killing opportunity. Some players with good skills often like to show off their skills, but we know that Dejan's skills are top-notch in Europe, but at this time, he will not use any fancy skills, let alone want to pass the goalkeeper, just choose to use the simplest way to send the ball into the goal!"
The teammates were a little crazy when they ran up to celebrate.
Not because it will beat Marseille, but because it already has one foot in the final.
Dejan Lu can understand their mood very well.
He has heard from his teammates more than once that they regret losing to Barcelona.
Especially old guys like Mannini and Dossena, who dream of completing their revenge.
This time, besides winning, Samp also has to worry about Barca.
Don't let others reverse the 2-goal lead in the first round, and there is no way to meet in the final.
"Enrico, Enrico, get up and warm up!"
Boskov turned around and shouted.
He was prepared to wait a little longer, but Dejan Lu seemed to have been kicked, so he decided not to wait any longer and to find a chance to replace him.
Chiesa walked to the sidelines as if feeling a little disappointed.
Recently, his car dismantling skills have improved a lot, and Boskov no longer needs his hooking fingers.
This made it impossible for him to do anything he wanted to do.
You can't just dismantle the coach's car just because the coach respects him more, right?
While warming up on the sidelines, Chiesa was still wondering why.
He has experienced more disappointments, and he always doesn't trust Boskov. He wonders if the coach is unable to bend his fingers because of his injury.
"Why are you always lagging behind?"
Boli shouted angrily.
The 25-year-old has played in the professional league for nine years. At the beginning, he was a super genius in French media's mouth.
"Then what do you want me to do?"
Moser asked back, "I go forward when attacking, but isn't it normal to be slower when defending?"
"Damn, you seem to be the anti-offside device in the offside trap..." Boli couldn't help but cursed, "If you don't want to mention it, get out of here."
"Okay, stop talking."
Amoros went up to persuade him.
He was scored two goals in a row at the beginning. Wouldn't it make the whole world laugh if there was another internal strife?
"Don't touch me..."
Boli subconsciously reached out and pushed.
Amoros's face immediately turned from sunny to gloomy. As the double captain of Marseille and France, he is not a good-tempered person.
When Olmeta saw that the situation was not good, he quickly motioned for Byers to come over and persuade him, and he put his arm around Amoros' shoulders and said good things.
"It's no surprise that the French are having a row at the back. When they decided to accept more immigrants, it was a done deal."
Rossi mocked again.
Today he was on full fire, taunting from England to France.
But he was right about this.
Italy's immigration policy has never been very relaxed. The previous case of sending back 20,000 immigrants was the most typical example. If it had been France, it would have stayed.
Facts have also proved that Italy people are indeed smart sometimes.
European countries with more immigrants are more chaotic.
When walking back, Vialli joked, "The boss is ready to replace you. I doubt you can play 600 minutes in a season."
"No, I still play for a long time in important games."
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
"Idiot, just be efficient. You score so few goals, what's the use of always playing full games." Roberto Mancini mocked from the side. He finally caught the opportunity, so he must give Vialli some color.
"I sacrificed it for tactics!"
Vialli emphasized.
Dejan Lu nodded.
Vialli has indeed made a certain degree of sacrifice.
After all, the team only has so much power to fire, and Roberto Mancini's movement is more flexible than him. When Dejan the Football King passes the ball, he will definitely think of Roberto Mancini immediately.
In addition, Vialli needs to make a fulcrum, and his scoring data has dropped significantly.
The two sides restarted the match amid the singing of Samp fans.
In addition to "The Song of Dejan", fans have recently been particularly fond of "We Have Two Marco", even though both Marco are suspended and unable to play.
Excellent young players represent endless possibilities and probably a bright future.
Just like the Rashford, Greenwood and many other young players that Manchester United fans fantasize about, who would have thought that these people would be in jail, and they would be working in the Jazz, but none of them would seriously play football.
Buffon in the stands sang along with the fans, and his heart was filled with excitement.
Maybe one day Ferraris Stadium will play "We also have a Buffon" to mock AC Milan.
It was always like this when I was young, for fear that time would pass too slowly.
Buffon Wanting to enter the first team has become an obsession.
His best idea was to be promoted to the first team at the age of 16, but Pagliuca was seriously injured in one click. He was ordered in the Champions Cup final. He took a high pass and a low block and dragged it into overtime. His teammates missed a penalty kick at a critical moment. He stepped forward and saved the opponent's penalty kicks continuously to help the team win the Champions Cup trophy.
This is simply the goalkeeper's finest moment.
Fortunately, Dejan Lu renewed his contract, which made him feel more relaxed.
Otherwise, he might not be prepared to make a villain, curse Pagliuca and the second goal every day, and just wait until he is 14 to play in the first team.
There was obviously something wrong with Marseille's tactical discipline after the restart.
Waddle passed the ball to Papin, and Papin immediately took the ball and rushed forward without even waiting for his teammates.
Oh shit!
Raymond Goethals couldn't help cursing.
He's really fed up with these self-righteous players.
If he leaves Marseille, he must coach a team with better tactical discipline next time.
For a fast player like Papin, the effect of dribbling the ball is also very obvious.
But both coaches know that he won't be able to carry him very far.
Pari started to rush forward and made a sliding tackle. When Papin took the ball and turned around, Dossena followed up and stretched his foot, successfully stabbing the ball to the left.
Redondo catches the ball and passes the ball again.
There were Vialli and Dejan Lu in front of him, so he didn't need to make any choice at all.
The ball goes straight to the front court.
ah!!!!!!
Pascal Olmeta judged that the ball's landing point was in front of the penalty area, and the goalkeeper simply rushed out of the penalty area, trying to clear the ball on his own.
Teammates have lost his trust due to infighting.
But the ball landed right in front of Dejan Lu, and his speed was not that fast.
Snap——
After the ball bounced, Dejan Lu took off and pushed the ball forward.
After landing, he quickly started to avoid Olmeta. Although he was blocked by the opponent, Dejan Lu rushed behind the ball before Amoros, twisted and sent the ball into the goal.
"Hat trick!!!"
"Hat trick!!!"
"Dejan once again performed a hat trick on Ferraris Stadium. Boskov really made a substitution. Chiesa came on the bench to replace Dejan. This is in preparation for the next finals.
With a three-goal lead, Sampdoria doesn't need to worry about this game at all, or even the second round. "
Dejan Lu walked off the court amidst the applause of the fans.
In the second half, Vialli and Roberto Mancini each scored a goal. Samp won the opponent 5:0 at home.
On April 11, Samp drew with Turin 1:1 in the away game. Because they won the championship early, the game had lost its meaning.
Six days later, Dejan Lu scored 1 goal, 2 assists and 1 point in the first round of Italian Cup, helping the team beat Parma 6:1 in the first round of Italian Cup.
After consecutive draws with Foggia and Juventus, Sampdoria finally defeated Fiorentina with 2 goals.
In the second round, Marseille defeated the opponent 1:0 and successfully advanced to the Champions Cup finals.
The good news is that the opponent was Barcelona, and the Sampdoria team was not disappointed.
Italian Cup successfully won the championship after a 1:1 draw in the second round, and finally won Lazio Sampdoria to end the penultimate game of the season.
before they board the plane.
Also participated in an airport naming ceremony.
Columbus Airport was officially renamed Saint Dejan Airport.
The Sampdoria team has been enthusiastically pursued by the media since landing in London. Fleet Street's enthusiasm is much greater than that of Italy's colleagues.
"I'm still a bit unaccustomed to British journalists."
After getting on the bus, Redondo complained.
"No one will like them."
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
This time Champions Cup is the last one before the restructuring. UEFA has already announced the news of the restructuring, and even announced the new rules for the group stage.
So this time Champions Cup's attention is much higher than before.
The last Champions Cup was such a good gimmick, how could Fleet Street let it go.
When the Samp team arrived at the team, before the entire team had put away their luggage, a reporter pretended to be a waiter and tried to sneak into the room and leave a monitoring device.
The bugs are relatively large at this time.
Dejan Lu noticed that the other party kept looking at hidden places in the room, so he paid attention and immediately caught him in action.
After a lot of trouble, he finally had dinner with his teammates.
"Are the British so curious about what you and Fernando were talking about?" Roberto Mancini complained.
"They probably want to hear more private topics."
Vialli said.
"Is it about Dejan and Monica?" Roberto Mancini asked.
Vialli rolled his eyes silently in his heart.
You can't talk to this idiot.
What people want to know is about the Princess.
If it is actually recorded, it would be huge news.
"Let's borrow Tottenham Hotspur's training ground this time." Redondo said, changing the subject. He didn't want his teammates to gossip, which would make Dejan Lu very embarrassed.
"Yes, Barcelona use Arsenal's training ground."
Pagliuca nodded and said.
"Our opponents have all gathered together!"
Verchowod joked.
Everyone is more concerned about the opponent's preparations, and they even watched a Barcelona game video together in the evening.
After training the next day, I was told to go to the conference room when I returned to the hotel.
"UEFA will announce the list soon!" Boskov said with a smile, "I know you are all paying attention to this matter, so I asked everyone to watch the live broadcast."
Dejan Lu nodded. He had a phone call with Johansson yesterday, and UEFA communicated with the players and the national team again before confirming the 23-man roster for the two teams.
Beckenbauer and Zoff appear together on TV.
The two people are the coaches of the Italy Star Team and the European Star Team.
Then he gave a performance to the fans before announcing the final list.
Serie A All-Stars:
Goalkeeper: Pari Card, Attilio Gregory,
Defenders: Paolo Maldini, Aldair, Giovanni Losetto, Sario Pergolizzi, Rafael Sergio, Tassotti,
Midfielder: Dejan Lu, Redondo, Baggio, Diego Maradona, Häßler, Igor·Shalimov, Enzo·Scifo, Giannini,
Forwards: Van Basten, Batistuta, Enzo·Francescoli, Caniggia, Thomas·Scuravi, Roberto Mancini.
Coach: Zoff.
European Star Team:
Goalkeeper: David·Seaman, Zenga,
Defenders: Blanco, Giuseppe·Baresi, Franco·Baresi, Roland Nelson, Brehme, Bergomi, Manuel Amoros,
Midfielder: Thomas·Bullow, Rijkaard, Gullit, Gazza, Brian·McClair,
Forwards: Savićević, Pančev, Bergkamp, Lineker, Gary·McAlistair, Klinsmann, Völler, Papin.
Coach: Beckenbauer.
This is already the result of trying to avoid selecting some Italy players. For example, Donadoni and De Napoli failed to enter Serie A All-Stars.
We must not only select foreign players as much as possible, but also control the strength of the foreign players. We must also select some star players that fans want to see. This list is quite difficult to determine.
Both teams are excellent, but Dejan Lu feels that a team of him, Diego Maradona, Baggio and Van Basten can end all suspense.
Zinedine Zidane's idol Francescoli has to sit on the bench in Serie A All-Stars, and Caniggia probably won't be able to start.
An interesting thing happened here. UEFA wanted Hilton to be selected. It would be very topical for him to compete with Diego Maradona, but because Dejan the Football King was in Serie A All-Stars, the former England national team decisively rejected the invitation...