The banner of the fathers - taking stock of the players who "inherit the father's business" at the European Championships

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 4 -- The banner of the fathers

——Take stock of the players who "inherited the father's business" at the European Championships

Xinhua News Agency reporters Yao Youming and Zhang Zewei

The final four of the 16th European Football Championship have all been produced, and the players who appeared in the knockout stage are impressive.

Time flies, and when the fathers gradually fade out of the fans' sight, these people take over the flags in the hands of the fathers and start a new journey.

Small Thuram: Step by step

Marcus Thuram, or Thuram Jr., although he only played for nine minutes at this European Championship, the reappearance of the surname in the competition still made many people familiar with French football shine.

Thuram the Elder, also known as Lilian Thuram, is a legend in French football. Thuram the Elder helped France win the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship.

Thuram Jr. currently plays for Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga, scoring eight goals for the team last season and contributing two assists, and in the end, Borussia Monchengand finished eighth in the Bundesliga.

Sources suggest that if England's Kane leaves Tottenham Hotspur after the European Championships, Spurs could try to get Thuram Jr. to join. Although the current career achievements of Tulum Jr. cannot be compared with his father. However, he is only 23 years old, and his future is unlimited.

Schmeichel Jr.: Writing a new fairy tale

At the 1992 European Championships, the Danish team led by the Laudrup brothers and Peter Schmeichel defeated the German team with the highest number of champions in the final, staging a "Danish fairy tale" that shocked the world.

This summer, Denmark, having lost two consecutive games in the group stage, not only finally advanced to the knockout round as the second in the group, but also passed the barrier and reached the final four. This time, Caspar Schmeichel also had the opportunity to climb to the top of Europe, just like his father did.

Schmeichel Sr. helped "Red Devils" Manchester United win one Champions League title and five Premier League titles. At present, although Schmeichel Jr. has only won the Premier League title once in Leicester City, in the eyes of the elder Schmeichel, his son is still the best goalkeeper in the world.

Schmeichel Sr. now has little exposure to the media and even less predicts the outcome of the game in front of the media. British media analysis said that this may be because the old father is worried that his prediction will put pressure on his son.

Maybe this is the greatness of father's love, maybe everyone is talking about the 34-year-old Schmeichel "flying high or not", only the old Schmeichel cares about his son "flying tired or not".

Little Chiesa: Completed family bonding across 25 years

In the quarter-finals of this European Championship, The Younger Chieza, who represented Italy in the second half of the match, was in danger of being in a stalemate, and he did not live up to the expectations of coach Mancini, using a left-footed shot in extra time to help the "Blue Army" beat Austria 2:1 and advance to the quarterfinals.

Twenty-five years ago, Chiesa Jr.'s father, Enrico Chieza, also scored a goal for Italy in the European Championships. Both father and son have scored goals in international competitions, which is rare in the history of world football.

The elder Chiesa was once the "evergreen" of serie A, and during his time at Parma, the front line of the elder Chiesa and Crespo gave each team a headache. In 1999, Parma won the Coppa Italia, a highlight of the elder Chieza's career.

The old Chiesa did not join the Serie A "Northern Top Three" during his time as a player, coupled with the abundant talent of the Italian national team at that time, he did not have the opportunity to better prove himself at the level of international competitions.

Today, Chiesa Jr. not only joined the giants Juventus, but also won the starting position in the "Blues", but also lost the two major regrets of his father's playing career. Perhaps, little Chiesa wants to pocket the European Championship trophy this time, for the Chiesa family to shine the lintel. (End)