Volume 6 Chapter 60 Getting Better
"Stupid referee, you × die", "Are you blind", "It's better not let me see you outside after the game", in the stands of Bath Arena, England fans cursed loudly at Rizzoli on the field after seeing the replay on the big screen, and the boos overflowed.
Rizzoli did not change his face, as a famous referee in Italy, he did not encounter too many situations in various situations, and it would not be affected at all, whether he was offside just now, he really didn't see it clearly, so he needs to respect the linesman's opinion.
Misjudgment and mistakes are part of the game, and no one can guarantee 100% accuracy, which is the view of many old referees on the law enforcement of the game, and they value the control of the game more.
Rooney is still shaking his head while retreating, in this case, too much entanglement has no effect at all, and it may cause a yellow card, if it was in his early 20s, he would have blown up a long time ago, but this year is 27, and he has experienced more and naturally becomes calm.
"This was England's best chance in the first half, but unfortunately it was blown offside by the referee", Zhan Jun regretfully explained, "If this goal is counted, the whole situation will definitely be different for England"
Zhang Lu nodded and agreed: "Capello's style of play should be considered successful by now, if this goal is scored, the game is likely to enter the track he expected, and Spain's luck is still good."
Casillas drove the ball and the game restarted, but maybe they themselves were a little bit of a loss, or maybe they were suppressed by England's aggressive counterattack just now, and after they went into attack again, their skillful possession attack was actually a little sluggish, and when the ball just passed the midfield, Xavi, who was not vigilant, was hit by Mack Qin as soon as he received the ball.
The momentum on the pitch is always one or the other, and mature teams can feel this subtle change, and when they see that Spain is a little loose, regardless of whether they are tired or other reasons, England does not need to coordinate, and automatically starts to press at half-time.
For this collision, Rizzoli did not blow, so Macqin and Xavi tore each other's jerseys, trying their best to scramble for the ball out of control, at this time, the taller Macqin was one kick ahead of Xavi.
"Mr. Ma, Mr. Ma, steal, Xavi fell", Huang Jianxiang shouted, "Mr. Ma, it's a direct pass again, the right side, it's for Gerrard again, and today he hit it really directly"
If you catch the weakness, you have to fight to the death, mature teams have this quality, Spain's left wingback Alba's body and speed, obviously in a state of being crushed by Gerrard, especially in the counterattack phase, one-on-one, especially prominent, Mackin naturally will not give up this opportunity.
The ball jumped straight forward and rushed straight through the combination of Alba and Ramos, and went straight to the right behind him, and no one lost their position, but that position, that amount of advance, was to let him and Gerrard fight for speed and body.
"Gerrard, Run......", Lineker and the fans in the stands shouted loudly, being able to bully Spain like this is enough to give them an adrenaline rush.
Seeing that Gerrard was two positions behind Alba, but after 5 meters, the two were already neck and neck, Gerrard took a big stride, Alba found that no matter how hard he tried, the distance between them was constantly shrinking, and then overtaking.
"Gerald, he's rushing, pretty fast," Mika shouted.
Alba tried his best to squeeze Gerald's speed with his body, but he obviously chose the wrong target, and Gerald who rushed up, there were really few people who could stop him.
Watching Gerrard rush past him, Bosque felt a palpitation, today on Alba, as if he made a mistake, he thought to himself, he didn't expect England to be so resolute to counterattack before the game, which gave them a one-on-one chance in the frontcourt, making Spain's defensive strategy of mainly relying on siege useless.
"Block him", "I'll come", Casillas in the box and Ramos in the chase shouted almost at the same time.
"Oh ......", "Go......", when Alba and Gerrard fought hard a few times, only to be brought to the ground, the stands were even more agitated, the hearts of Spanish fans were suddenly raised, and England fans were even more crazy.
Gerrard finally caught up with the ball, knocked the ball, and entered the penalty area without slowing down at all, and then looked up at Casillas and Ramos, who chased back to block, and just entered the penalty area, he directly opened his bow and arrow.
The leg was like a bent bow, and it was picked up hard, and then it was pumped on the ball with a "bang".
"Gerrard, long shot ......", a shout from many commentators, finally drew a break to this 100-meter race-like gallop, the ball swished, in a straight line, straight to the goal, far end!
Ramos's struggling tackle failed to make any impact on the shot, and with at least a metre away, the ball slashed a white light that quickly magnified in Casillas' eyes.
He subconsciously kicked out, then straightened his arm, and the feeling of contact between the palm of his hand and the ball made his heart that had been hanging a sigh of relief, fortunately, he pounced!
He's very good at pounceing on this kind of reflex ball!
"God pounces on ......", Zhan Jun shouted, "This time he saved Spain, Gerrard's shot is of a very high quality, England is going to be imposing during this time"
"Oh ......", Gerrard and the England fans in the stands looked at the ball that changed its trajectory and flew off the crossbar, and they hugged their heads and sighed, they missed the goal again.
When the ball flew off the crossbar, Mackin just ran into the 30-meter area, you can imagine how fast Gerrard was just now, and the Jie team was still a little anxious just now, if he would definitely play in the penalty area.
But sometimes, the player feels it, a lot of the action just goes with the flow, this is already his shooting area, and the trip is so smooth, there is no problem with shooting, if it wasn't for Cassie, it could be a world wave.
"Oh, it feels like England are getting closer and closer to scoring goals, if you play like this", Huang Jianxiang said, "these counter-attacks are too threatening, Gerrard played the right corridor"
"Indeed", Zhang Lu also said, "I feel that Spain is a little overwhelmed"
"Don't let him send the ball away so easily", Cassie got up and shouted at their midfield, England had already threatened his goal several times in just a few minutes, and he couldn't rely on him every time.
Capello applauded on the sidelines, Gary Neville and they all stood up from the bench and cheered loudly for the players on the field, before they knew it, England had quietly turned the balance of victory to their side, and they were able to penetrate Spain's defense!
It's getting better!
And after this attack, the English players are becoming more and more confident in their own style of play!
Spain is afraid of this!
Needless to say, Spain, even Barcelona with Messi, and even the heavily armed Blue Moon under Pep Guardiola later, are also afraid of this style of play, especially the fast and individual capable striker.
"Hey", Carroll held his head again, regretfully looking at the ball that was high above the crossbar, he grabbed the point again in this corner, but the ball still didn't go in!
A few minutes after the corner, Rizzoli blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
"In the last period, England frequently threatened the Spanish goal and almost scored first," Zhan said.
As they walked down the field, they found Rizzoli and chatted with him about the offside, and they could not be entangled on the field, but they still had to negotiate at halftime.
The referee team will also review some important penalties in the first half at halftime, which has a corrective effect on their law enforcement in the second half.
"It seems that Mr. Ma is communicating with Rizzoli about the first-half decision", Zhan Jun continued, "That offside goal was indeed a good goal, the linesman obviously made a mistake"
Bosque returned to the dressing room early and it was important for him to change the game in the second half.
It was clear that England were getting harder and harder to threaten in the second half of the first half as they adapted to their attack, and they were frequently counter-attacked, which did not bode well.
The fans of England and Spain in the stands went head-to-head, and they suddenly found that Spain no longer had that much advantage over them, and although England did not have the advantage on the field, it seemed that they did outperform Spain in terms of strategy.
Most of the fans also know the ball.
"Enrique, you replace Alba in the second half", Bosque and the other players said directly after they were seated.
There were no surprises to many, after all, Alba suffered too much for Gerrard in the first half, and he was not suitable for counter-attacking.
Bosque is a meritorious manager, and no one dares to stab when he replaces, let alone a newcomer like Alba.
'In the second half, we have to be more patient, it must be England who are afraid to take penalties, they must be impatient towards the end, so don't give them easy counter-attacks'
"And Torres, you are ready to play in the second half......"
For Spain, the system is too mature, and there are only a few sets of plans, and it is impossible to change much.
On the England side, Capello is loudly encouraging the English players, in the first half, he has played the effect he wants, what he needs to do is to let the players persevere!
15 minutes, in a flash!
"Spain made a substitution, Enrique replaced Alba, which is exactly the same as our analysis", as soon as the game began, Zhan Jun explained, "In the end, who will die, the two teams should have a winner in the second half......"