Volume 4 Chapter 60

Many people who watched this game were not surprised by the score in the first half, and England were indeed stronger than the Dutch team in attack.

The 1-0 score is in line with common sense, and the key is whether England can extend the result or the Netherlands can quickly equalize in the second half, which will determine the final direction of this game.

In the World Cup, it is difficult to have a big score in the top 4, and every goal is worth a thousand dollars, because everyone faces a defense at the level of the NBA Finals.

In the BBC studios, Lineker and Wilson boasted about England's first-half performance, which was then quickly signalled across England, in shopping malls, office buildings, pubs and on large screens on the streets.

Not surprisingly, almost the entire population of England was watching the game unfolding, and at half-time there were countless beers in their mouths, talking about the goals of the first half and the final after 44 years.

That's right, they're already thinking about the final.

"Mark is so strong, I think we have the hope of winning whether we face Spain or Germany in the final, and now no team can stop Mark in form"

"Cheers, for St Mark's, he reminds me of Gascoigne, the same genius and we are missing a midfielder like this now"

"It's so cool, it's been a long time since I've watched England's game......"

Such words filled the countless pubs, and the British loved to drink tea in the afternoon, but when they watched the game, they were no different from the Germans, and they were all spilled with beer.

Crazy crowds, messy messes, loud howls, spilled liquor, and a small screen make for an unforgettable South African summer.

Happiness comes knocking on the door, and even a little caught off guard.

The half-time break passed quickly, and many drinkers hadn't even finished a beer and finished talking about a topic before the second half of the game was about to start.

Mackin and his teammates slowly walked out of the passage, and there were shouts and shouts from the stands, and the orange on the other side went toe-to-toe, and after half the time, life and death were decided.

In the 15-minute dressing room, there is no need to go into details, because anyone can guess what the managers of both teams will say, and in the end, everything will still be implemented on the field.

"Fans, the second half is about to start and we are 45 minutes away from reaching the final," Lineker said with anticipation, "let's witness this moment together"

The victorious side naturally hopes that the script will be completed smoothly, but the other side will certainly not agree, and they will do everything they can to change the existing track.

So Van der Vaart stood on the sidelines before the whistle blew in the second half, and the fourth referee raised the substitution card, "Van der Vaart replaces De Zeeuw, the Netherlands are going to be ruined", Wilson said.

In the Dutch defensive system, a defensive midfielder is crucial because they play not a control 433, but a counter-433, just think of what Mourinho is good at.

"Although Van Bommel and Stead can both play in the back, they are both more organized, De Jong's absence does have too much impact on the Dutch team, De Zeou's presence in the first half is close to nothing, it seems that Van Marwijk is not a blindly conservative coach", Wilson immediately analyzed the intentions of the Dutch team.

They kicked off first in the second half, and it was certainly their plan to launch a rush to equalise early.

Fabio Capello immediately yelled at the opposing half to pay attention to the defense, and in the second half, the two teams switched sides, and both managers could no longer direct the team's tactics as close as they did in the first half.

"Pay attention to the distance, pay attention to the distance", the Dutch team launched an attack into the heart of England as soon as it started, and the midfield line of Mackin and them was in front of the 40-meter area, reminding each other to help defend.

Van der Vaart's main role in the pitch was to play a nine-and-a-half game, the man who made a name for himself at Ajax and moved to Hamburg, and like his Dutch compatriots, failed to establish himself in the Galaxy.

In fact, his role is somewhat duplicative with Robben, he is good at cutting inside on the right side, and then hitting a long-range shot with his left foot, but his dribbling and speed are not at the same level as Robben, which is why he will be a substitute in the Dutch national team, but how many people remember that he played as a striker at Ajax.

"Sneijder, hand over the ball to the right side", Duan Xuan explained the Dutch attack, "There are now three people on the right side of the Netherlands, Robben and Van der Vaart have also pulled over, and Mathieson who is pressing, they are all left-footed"

"Eh, yes, it's interesting", Zhang Lu said with a smile, "The right side has always been the main direction of attack in the Netherlands, and even Kuyt will often pull this side, and Van Marwijk seems to be going to attack"

England's three defences were carefully organised at the start of the second half after midfielder Fabio Capello gave a special explanation, with Wayne Rooney receiving a left wing-back and Mackin and Crouch forming the first defence.

The Netherlands passed up and down the right a couple of times, but couldn't find a chance to penetrate, and they didn't opt for easy crosses in order not to lose possession easily.

Countless people were waiting for the changes that would come in the second half, and the Dutch team had already made the first change on the cards, so their attack was more obvious.

Robben was pressed back by Rooney and wanted to move to Sneijder, but he found that Mack was firmly stuck in the route he passed to Sneijder, and he had to make a bigger arc to find Van Bommel in the middle circle, who dragged back the midfield.

"Peter (Crouch), go up", Mackin shouted to organize the first line of defense as he returned to his position, not to break the ball, but to delay the lateral transfer of the Netherlands.

From Van Bommel's point of view, he really felt that England were not far behind in organizing their defence, there was only one Van Bronckhorst on the left, and when he hit that side, it was a cross, and seeing Sneijder being closely followed by Barry, he fell down the back line and distributed it to the right.

"There is nothing good to be done in the Dutch team, we have a good defensive formation", Lineker said excitedly, "This Dutch team is still better at counter-attacking, but Capello will not give them that chance in the second half"

Van der Vaart's long-range shot, Robben's long-range shot, Sneijder's long-range shot, or a cross for Van Persie and Kuyt to head the spot, the Netherlands have nothing too good to do with the shrinking England.

Capello began to look at his watch, thinking about when to make a tactical change, in the second half he arranged England to defend the counterattack, and did not replace Crouch because he could hold the ball in the front court and give the backfield a chance to breathe, but he was ready to replace him with Upson at any time.

That's right, it's a 541 tactic, leaving only one Rooney in front, such a game, it is not too much to use any means, 1:0 in his concept, it is completely enough.

The second half has been going on for more than 20 minutes, the Netherlands' opening attack did not pose much threat to England's goal, England's counterattack also failed to expand the results, both teams seem to have a tacit understanding, both know how to play the opponent, and the last fight is hard work.

Capello waved his hand, and Upson quickly warmed up, and when the situation did not change significantly in the 70 minutes, he was more confident that he would choose to defend to the end.

Van Marwijk was anxious at first glance, the Netherlands could not score for a long time, and it would be even more difficult if England were to replace another central defender, so he quickly waved his hand to signal the players on the field to step up the attack.

"Upson went to warm up, it seems that Capello is really going to defend to the end", Duan Xuan said, "England took the initiative to recycle in the second half, and the scene was not as intense as the first half, but the Netherlands did not get any good chances, Capello is still cunning, haha"

"Hehe, this Netherlands", Zhang Lu said with a smile, "The style of play is relatively simple, and you can play small skills in dense areas, just one Robben, Van der Vaart is half, Capello is pinching this point, and the periphery allows you to fall casually, anyway, you are not Spain"

"So how important it is for England to score first", Duan Xuan blew a wave of Mack Qin in disguise, and then continued, "Look at this ball, the left side still can't go in, England is heavily guarded, back to Van Bommel, Van Bommel makes a long pass, Van Bronckhorst goes up"

"That's right, you can't attack wildly with a strong side, the efficiency is very low", Zhang Lu analyzed, "The left side also has to play a dozen appropriately"

As a result, as soon as it is a dozen, it will be a bad dish.

Van Persie had already reached the center of the penalty area, Van Bronckhorst had no one in front of him, only a Sneijder from the middle, he had no choice but to cross, and as a result, he hit Johnson who jumped up and bounced to the bottom line.

"Blocked by Johnson, look at this ball, it's not out of the bottom line, Johnson", directly Johnson intercepted the ball in front of the bottom line, and then looked at Van Bronckhorst who rushed over, picked up his big foot, uh, a straight push on the ground, and jumped Van Bronckhorst.

"Mack, Johnson handed over to the front of Mack, Sneijder came up to see if there could be a counterattack ......, beautiful", Duan Xuan shouted.

Mackin leaned back to Sneijder and directly made a right-footed action to the side to lead the ball, but his right foot crossed the blur, and the ball still did not change direction and rolled forward.

"Boom", every time England counterattacks, the stands will erupt with such a roar, "Mark, he passed, criminal passes, counterattacks, England's counterattack!" Lineker shouted frantically.

Sneijder grabbed Mackin his shoulder, not wanting him to get up, but the resistance was also very strong, and the referee was not far away, holding the whistle in his mouth, ready to blow the whistle at any time.

"Put him down, put him down", there was an anxious shout from the sidelines, Mackin did fall, but he poured it himself, and when he was close to the ball, he directly made a long pass, and the ball flew directly to the left side.

The referee turned his head to see an England player frantically chasing the ball, and then he immediately made a gesture to continue the game.

"Rooney, Rooney, he got a chance to counterattack on the wing", Crouch rushed into the penalty area with long legs, Rooney went down frantically on the left wing, and Mackin also got up and quickly inserted the attack.

The first moment he got the ball, Rooney cut directly inside with the ball, and he was not good at it with a left-footed cross, so as not to lead himself to a dead end, and the Dutch defensive trio immediately shrank to the middle.

At this moment, Rooney, who attracted the attention of the central defenders and Van Bommel, directly crossed the ball with the outside of the instep diagonally, and pushed the ball towards the right midfield.

There's a white one that's being plugged in quickly, it's Gerald!

"Gerrard, it's Gerrard, he went into the ribs of the penalty area", Lineker seemed to be able to see the next goal coming, Heitinga desperately went over to block, put the shovel, fly the tackle!

"Bang", Gerrard was unprecedentedly calm at this time, took a step and passed directly to the kickback, and passed the ball back to the place where he had just received the ball outside the penalty area.

It was Makqin who came up there, Sneijder still did not relax his guard, followed him all the way, Makqin picked up his right leg, as if he was going to shoot directly at the ball, and the deceived Sneijder could only fly out of the shovel, and then saw him easily knock the inside of his right foot, and the ball was smoothed from behind to the left foot, and Sneijder just slid over.

The England fans in the stands stood up with a bang, and the crowd in the English continent folded their hands, and at this moment, how many people remember his terrible left-footed inside curling ball.

Although the angle is very large, and it is not far from the inside of the corner of the big penalty area, this unguarded moment is like letting him kick a free kick with no wall!

He glanced up, but his movements did not pause, he was very consistent, and the inside of his left foot accurately slotted into the ball that came from behind his right foot.

"The whole world celebrates" obediently rises high, and tens of thousands of pairs of eyes are staring at his trajectory at the Green Point Stadium, which is like stagnation at the moment, like eternity at the moment.

The screens of hundreds of television stations were strikingly synchronized with the same picture, No. 18, dodging the defense and curling a left-footed shot into the far corner.

And he, like an artistic elf!

It seems to be relaxed, freehand, elegant, mellow, and harmonious!

The ball spun across the top of the penalty area, without a hint of whistling, just spinning, not a burst of impact, and goalkeeper Stekelenberg, who was near the post, hurriedly moved to the far side and leaped across.

It carries a dream, a dream that the teenager is going to stand on the final stage.

It carries with it a longing, with a longing that has been unspeakable for 44 years of British support.

It was dazzling, it was shocked, it was dazed, it was painful, it was the last of it.

Stekelenberg's eyes looked at the ball, his heart was dead, like a joke of fate, and then the sound was not too loud, and it slammed into the inside of the pillar under the crossbar, and bounced into the net.

Dust to dust, soil to soil, one foot to set the tide!

It's like a loud hammer, smashing Chen Bing, who has been sealed for many years!

The world that had been silent for a moment erupted like a volcano, reaching into the sky, and Makqin turned and ran, kneeling wildly in the corner flag area.

"Roar", "Boom", "Ah", Cape Town, birds flocking, beasts scattering!

The white in the stands surged like a wave, towards the center of attention, and his teammates on the field and on the bench rushed towards him like crazy, Capello leaped high, and Van Marwijk closed his eyes and sighed.

The wind blew through the sky, taking away a dark cloud, leaving behind a clear moonlight and clear sky......