As the birthplace of modern football, the English football team is also an established powerhouse. On the coat of arms of England, three lions and ten roses are depicted.

The rose is the national flower of England, commonly known as "White Yutang" and "Ten Sisters". The 10 flowers represent Newcastle, London, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Bristol, Portsmouth and Southampton.

And the lion is second only to the eagle in European heraldry. As the king of beasts, the lion symbolizes strength and courage.

In the 12th century, the French achieved a successful Norman conquest and brought the symbols of the former Norman region to England. The original Norman coat of arms had two lions, and later, in order to distinguish them, a lion named Aquitaine was added to the coat of arms of England to form the pattern of three lions.

The Three Lions, hence the Legion.

Although England won the 1966 World Cup on home soil, they also had a star embroidered on their crest. However, in the 80s, England frequently underperformed in major tournaments.

And the Three Lions are also nicknamed the "Three Cats Army" by fans.

In the mid-to-late 80s of the 20th century, English football was clearly in a downturn: the stadiums were overcrowded, the facilities were dilapidated, football hooligans were everywhere, and they were driven out of Europe; Home clubs are on the wane, and many top players are tempted to move by the money of clubs on the continent.

Coupled with the Heathervesine massacre in 1985, England's top clubs were banned from the three major European cups (five years for England and seven years for Liverpool). Over time, the gap between English teams and the rest of Europe has widened as top players move to other leagues.

On 17 July 1991, 17 of England's top clubs signed an agreement that would form the basis for the formation of the Premier League.

Now, English football has been reborn in a new Premier League. Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and other old British giants have begun to occupy a major position in the Premier League.

So far, though, Liverpool, an old British powerhouse, have not won the Premier League title like his old rivals Manchester United. But the players they have produced in the academy are still contributing to the Three Lions.

On December 14, 1979, in Chester, just 29 kilometres from Liverpool, the fourth child of the Owen family was born. James. Irving.

From the age of seven, his father introduced Irving Jr. to football for the first time and joined his first team: the Harden Rovers.

At the age of eight, Owen had already scored 97 goals in a single season in the regional league under-11 age group, breaking the record set by Inash. At the age of 10, he attracted the attention of many British giants scouts, including Manchester United and Arsenal.

At the age of 14, Owen came to study at the FA's football school; In the same year, his football career took a real turn.

29 km, half an hour's drive. In this culturally rich city, Owen chose to sign with Liverpool, the closest to his hometown, on his 15th birthday.

In the 1996-1997 season, Owen played in the first competition for Liverpool's youth team, the FA Youth Cup.

In an academy system that has produced Fowler, McManaman and Redknapp, Irving has improved even more.

He scored back-to-back hat-tricks against Manchester United in the quarter-finals to help Liverpool's youth team win the FA Youth Cup for the first time.

On May 6 this year, a month ago, Liverpool manager Evans gave Owen a chance to play in the Premier League for the first time.

Owen came on in place of Borg at just 17 years and 143 days, and his Premier League debut goal made him the youngest player to score in the Premier League's history. From this point on, Michael. Owen's name is starting to resonate in the Premier League.

At international level, Owen has been part of England's Under-15 team since he was 14 years old. So far, Owen has scored 37 goals in his previous 33 games at all levels of youth competition, and his name has long been remembered.

Including this World Youth Championship, so far, Owen has scored 3 goals like Li Jinyu.

Now, with the ambition of reviving Liverpool and reviving the Three Lions, Owen has once again stepped on the stage of the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship.

Feeling the heat coming from the players' tunnel, Owen took a deep breath and took his first step towards the semifinals.

"Ah, it's him!"

In the red ranks, there was a scream. Then he hurriedly covered his mouth and looked at everyone embarrassedly.

"Xiao Yi, what's going on? Who? Who is it? Li Jinyu behind him asked.

"He's, that number nine!" Counselor pointed to Owen's back and whispered close to Li Jinyu's ear, "I've seen that person." ”

"He's Michael. Owen, from Premier League giants Liverpool, is England's chief striker. Li Tie introduced in front. Thanks to the information of my grandson Chen Tang, at least Li Tie knew all his opponents before the game.

"Tiezi, be careful, that person is very fast!" Deliberation with a worried face.

"Soon?" Li Jinyu looked at Owen, who was 7 centimeters shorter than himself, and said with disdain, "How fast?" ”

"Hmm...," Deliberation scratched his head, thought for a moment, and replied, "It's very fast, like a gust of wind, anyway." ”

"Wind?" Hearing the deliberative answer, Li Jinyu obviously didn't put it on his body. He pulled Li Tie in front of him and patted Li Tie's chest muscles, "How fast is the wind?" Can you hit a wall? ”

The wind can't hit the wall, but it can get around him.

Seeing Owen, who was short and slipping away from him, Li Tie followed a few steps, and finally chose to give up.

"Look at him!"

Owen almost came to Sun Jihai with Li Tie's shouting, and before the latter could react, Owen suddenly changed direction in the opposite direction after a fake shake of his right shoulder. strode and rushed out from Sun Jihai's side with the ball.

"Teenager Owen, teenager Owen again!" Zhang Lu's explanation was somewhat helpless.

"Owen's speed is so fast that it passes in the blink of an eye, and he can't even pull it."

In Zhang Lu's slightly anxious voice, Sun Jihai gritted his teeth and pulled out his legs to follow behind Owen.

But no matter how Sun Jihai's legs alternate, he couldn't catch up with Owen who was sprinting with the ball.

With Sun Jihai's ability, he has a natural defensive advantage in the face of this guy who is one year younger than himself and 10 cm shorter. Whether it is body or strength, Sun Jihai is superior.

But the reality is that as long as Irving is fast, no one can stop him.

Looking at Owen who was drifting away, Sun Jihai stretched out his hand to pull, but he was empty.

Just ask, who in this world can hold a gust of wind?

Just as Sun Jihai was about to give up, Owen's speed suddenly slowed down. Sun Jihai, who was following him, had no choice but to slow down suddenly and go around to the outside, so as not to stumble on Owen's heels.

Although the speed advantage of Owen was not there, he managed to dribble the ball into the penalty area of the youth team.

In the upper left corner of the penalty area, Zhang Ran leaned sideways and kept a distance of about one meter from Owen, not daring to step forward at all.

In the 20 minutes leading up to the game, the England striker's pace and agility were almost crushing.

His style of play is completely different from Thierry Henry's, but his technique at his feet and his ability to move around in small areas are just as top-notch.

After making three rash mistakes, Zhang Ran didn't dare to get on his feet easily.

In front of the penalty area, Owen was still dribbling the ball, dribbling.

Although Zhang Ran was retreating, Li Weifeng, who came to assist in the defense, made him feel a little at ease. At least 2V1, you still have an advantage.

However, Owen is not stupid, with a jackal in front and a tiger in the back, Owen gently pushed the ball on the outside of his right foot, and the ball rolled along the line of the big penalty area to the other side of the penalty area.

Zheng Yi, who served as the starting starter, did not check and was surpassed by a white figure. The latter met the ball and fired a sharp shot into the near corner.

The ball flew straight towards the near post, and just as it was about to cross the goal line, the glove on Ou Chuliang's left hand arrived as promised. With a single palm, the ball was pushed out of the frame of the goal.

Daniel who missed the shot. Murphy looked up to the sky and sighed, obviously not expecting Ou Chuliang on the goal line to be in place from the other post so quickly.

Seeing that Owen could tear apart the defense of the Chinese youth team so easily and organize an attack in the front court, Zhu Guanghu frowned.

"Coach Zhu, we have to find a way to limit England's No. 9. If he is allowed to fight like this again, even if Xiao Ou has eight hands, it will not be enough. ”

Liu Zhicai's suggestion Zhu Guanghu was not clear, but he did not move or react.

The crux of the matter is what kind of method must be used to prevent Owen's breakthrough.