Volume 4 Chapter 22 Flowers Grow Under Your Feet
The England players excitedly ran to the corner flag area and hugged and celebrated with Mackqin, 2:0, they were showing a completely different look from the first game.
"It was Mark again, he intercepted the opposition's pass, then launched a long counter-attack, and finally he cut in and finished the final blow, he was omnipresent, he could do anything", the studio was already in complete euphoria, with a two-goal lead in the first half, England finally regained their dominance in qualifying.
Capello clenched his fists, and a heart that had been hanging for several days finally landed, and his change of formation was successful, and this series of cooperation from the back court to the front court played extremely beautifully.
With Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard advancing on the ball, Crouch acting as a fulcrum and Mack getting up and down, he felt he had found the best fit for England.
As long as they stabilize the defense at the back, they will definitely be among the strong teams, and once Rooney finds his form, the four behind Crouch, MR plus the double German, will be enough to ensure England's attack.
Rooney was also freed up, and he and Steven Gerrard were like inside-cut strikers, with Frank Lampard in charge of long-range shots in front of the box and inserting to grab the second spot, leaving the playmaking at the back to Mackin in the wing.
Rooney is not in front, he plays better, and he can also help the midfield control the ball, such as the ball just now, although it was not scored by Rooney, but his tandem played a great role.
The two Germans have their own tasks, and if they don't occupy the ball, there will be no conflict problem, and Capello was delighted to have just intercepted the opponent's pass.
He likes freedom, that's what Mackin said to him, but freedom on the field is always relative, and it can't be completely free, and Capello feels that he is very close to that balance in this game.
A strong team is definitely balanced in attack and defense.
The reason why Capello must retain the role of Mackin in the backfield is because his ball control organization can help the team establish a three-dimensional offensive and defensive system, otherwise most of England's backfield advancement will only rely on long passes and direct passes, and when the opponent is close to the pressing, this style of play has a particularly high error rate.
Once you make a mistake, it's the opponent's counterattack, so the back and forth naturally increases the chance of making mistakes and conceding goals, and he has long known that England are not suitable for that kind of fast-paced short passing.
No, now these players can't play, and slowing down the pace when holding the ball to reduce the probability of mistakes is the most suitable for the current team.
He wanted to put a Pirlo in the backcourt and a Xiao Luo in the front, and treat Mackin as two people, which was his original intention of giving Mack Qin freedom.
Because in terms of organization and creativity, the whole team can't compare to Mack.
Beckham smiled for the first time in a long time, and after the celebration, he said to Capello: "I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, I really can't think about what would happen if we couldn't win this game"
"I resign, you go back to your big league, what else can you do", the mood relaxed, and Capello also made a rare joke with Beckham.
It turned out that it was so good to match Mark Qin with a tactical center, and now he is patronizing and happy about this, there is really no need to know, he is shocked when he uses it!
Makqin is simply the key to unlocking the upgrade of England's strength!
Now he regrets a little bit that he didn't bring Husky, if you want to be able to resist people, Husky is the hegemon of England, although the technique is a little rougher, but it is good to be a substitute meat shield.
Defoe and Darren Bent did have a bit of a duplication of functions, he didn't expect such a change before, but now it's too late to regret it, and he can't make a substitution.
Capello looked at Crouch on the field, and thought about going back to let him specialize in anti-man, but Crouch, who was still celebrating on the field, felt a chill in his heart inexplicably, and shook his head, Huh? Odd!
"England's game is stable", Duan Xuan said, "as long as they hold on, not to mention a big win, as long as they win by more than 1 goal, they will be ranked first in the group, and the pressure in the final round will not be so great."
"Yes, now I guess no one wants to touch the German team", Sun Jihai said with a smile, "Scoring four goals in two consecutive games, which is a bit scary in the World Cup"
"The most important thing is that their offensive points are still very scattered, and every time they compete, Germany is the favorite to win the championship," Duan Xuan nodded and said.
It seems that the German team is really impressive, and even if England played a good game for a long time, many commentators still want them to avoid Germany.
Macqin waved his fist towards the stands and walked back with a smile, the camera followed him firmly, he has 2 goals and 2 assists in two games, this is not a superstar, what is a superstar?
This is the World Cup, and most people don't have this statistic after playing 7 games!
Today he played very well, the opponent is not strong in attack, just rely on grabbing, he likes this opponent the most, because he can firmly grasp the possession.
As long as the ball is at his feet, nothing is impossible.
Saadan has no pre-match arrogance, he is the legendary coach of Algeria, watching England's first game, he also feels that there is an opportunity, because in addition to the ability of the star in the front court, he does not think they are much worse than the United States team, but the current England and the last game, completely two teams!
The first 0:1 small loss, the current situation, really made his heart a little cold for the appearance of the possibility, alas, I haven't been to the World Series for too long, and there are still a lot of courses that need to be made up.
sighed a little, he went to the sidelines to direct the players, how to play and how to play, it is a miracle to qualify, and it is a routine operation to not get out of the line, there is nothing to be discouraged about.
Then go for a goal!
"Algeria's fighting spirit is commendable", Duan Xuan said after the restart, "They are still stubbornly pressing in the midfield, but it is really difficult to grab the ball organized by Mackqin, with their strength, without fouling"
If you have someone around you and you lose possession of the ball, and Mackin will never pass it again the second time, it means that you are not ready to receive the ball.
What kind of team uses what kind of passing strategy, in England, he doesn't expect his teammates to play any fancy passes, nor does he expect them to get rid of it, just rely on basic skills and control the ball steadily, even if this kind of passing is ineffective.
"England's possession rate has reached 70%, which is rare for them", Duan Xuan looked at the information and said, "Now they are not in a hurry to play forward, that is, to consume the physical energy of Algerian players back and forth, but it seems that Saadan has no good way"
In this game, Mackin fully explained what is called a midfield pass master, short pass, pick pass, volley pass, header relay, long pass, anyway, no matter how you follow him, as long as he receives the ball, he always has a way to pass the ball to where he wants to pass.
Otherwise, it would have been a foul, and the Algerian players did that, otherwise it would have been 3:0, 4:0.
Rooney was a little anxious, he wanted to score, two or three times Mackin gave him the ball, but he didn't come back to cooperate, but chose to shoot directly.
There's a little bit of selfishness when you're ahead, and rightly aware, you can't expect everything to be perfect, just like playing live games, because everyone on the pitch is selfish.
The referee from Asia looked at his watch, and before he knew it, the first half of the game was almost over, counting stoppage time, there were less than 3 minutes left, and the score was still 2:0.
"Gerrard, dribble the ball down, kickback, hand it to Lampard who received it in front of the penalty area, Lampard, crossed the defense, shot ...... from a distance, Algeria pulled a foul, a free kick on the right side of the box, they pulled Lampard", Duan Xuan said, "The position is a little farther away, but Mackqin's free kick in this area is very threatening"
Mackqin, who was still in the backfield, saw the referee blow a free kick, slowly walked up, ready to take a penalty, Rooney also walked over, he wanted to discuss with Mack Qin, give a chance, I want to score.
"How about I punish him?" When he got to the penalty spot, Rooney said to Mack.
"You?" , I won't punish you and you won't be able to take your turn, and Shuangde, but he knows Rooney's thoughts, "This is the left foot area, you don't have much hope of hitting the right foot."
"Let's try, two goals ahead anyway", he was a little begging, it seemed that he wanted to score a goal and wanted to go crazy.
Ma Qin glanced at the penalty area, covered his mouth with his hand and said: "The possibility of you scoring with your right foot is too low, in this way, why don't you cooperate, pretend to fight for the ball for a while, you go to the wall to ambush, I will pass you a rib plug when I make a free throw, and you will shoot directly"
Rooney also turned his head to look, his eyes lit up, and he also covered his mouth and responded: "Okay"
After speaking, Mackin picked up the ball, Rooney came over to grab the ball, Mack Qin dodged back, and pushed Rooney, Rooney seemed to scold and walked away.
"What's the situation?" , Duan Xuan said in surprise, "The two of them were discussing the right to make free throws just now?" Is there a contradiction? It's not a good sign, the free kicks are all taken by Mack.
Capello also frowned, and said in his heart, something is going to happen, something is going to happen, MR is not in harmony, damn, England doesn't need to point to stop! Can't you let me stop for a while?
Gerrard and Frank Lampard both wanted to come over and ask, but Mack waved at them, meaning that I would punish him, don't talk nonsense.
"Rooney and Mark seem to be arguing, don't be, you are the two most core people in England", Lineker said worriedly, "how is it possible, it doesn't mean that you have a good relationship"
"It could be that Rooney wanted to score too much", said Neville, who is familiar with his character, "and he was ahead and wanted to shoot more, and Mark probably didn't agree to give up the free-kick"
It's useless to say more, the referee can't care about this, seeing that the human wall and the penalty area are all right, he directly blew the whistle in his mouth and made a gesture to Mackqin.
The Algerian goalkeeper was on the verge of a big enemy, and the free-kick on the right side of the penalty area, Macqin's popularity and Pei's arc had a fight, and he commanded the wall for a long time, telling them to block the near corner.
As Mack Qin ran, Larsen counted his steps in the human wall, 1, 2,......,6, "Both, jump!" ", he shouted, and the wall of five jumped in unison.
However, Macklin's left foot slid over the ball, and his body turned a half, and the inside of the heel of his coherent right foot slammed into the ball, and Rooney near the wall turned and stepped forward.
"Mark, shoot ......, no, it's a passing ......," Lineker shouted, "juggling feints, the ball goes over the bottom of the wall, Rooney, it's Rooney."
When Wayne Rooney had run two steps and saw the ball in front of him as he wished, and the defenders were a few steps away from him, he saw the goalkeeper who was in a hurry to come over.
He almost wanted to kiss Mack Qin fiercely, and he used all his strength, like a whip with his right foot, to hit the rolling ball fiercely.
It was really like a white light, in the near corner before the goalkeeper had time to block, it jumped straight into the net, and then rolled around the net, and then rolled out of the far post, you can imagine its great power.
"Goaaaaaa......, GoalGoalGoal......", Lineker and Neville are completely crazy this time, "Genius free-kick combination, MR deceived everyone!" ,Goal……”
Capello's worries disappeared, and he waved his arms excitedly to celebrate, and then his old face turned black, because he saw that Rooney had excitedly taken off his shirt and started running, and kept beckoning Mack to jump on his back!
F**K, 2 yellow cards! Suspension of the next game! You've got in your head!
Only the coach's reaction in this regard was fast, and Mackin didn't expect that he jumped directly on Rooney's back, waved his arms and roared towards the stands, shattering their incompatible assumptions.
Then, the referee actually pulled out the yellow card and waited for them to celebrate......