Volume 6 Chapter 59 Accidents are frequent
More than ten minutes into the game, Spain had absolute possession, but it was England who formed two shots, although they were outrageous.
Capello's concise style of play before the game surprised everyone, including England's commentary box, because no one expected, and could not have predicted, that he would dare to give up Mackin's midfield control.
"In the past two days, I have carefully recalled how we won the final in South Africa," Capello said just a day before the match, when Capello took Mackin to his office alone.
He needs to explain his tactical vision for this game with the absolute heart of the team, the symbol of England right now, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
'If we go and fight Spain for possession, we don't necessarily lose, but the chances for both teams, I think it's 64, we are four, Spain six,' he continued.
"Hmm", Mackin nodded, waiting for what he said next, he knew that Capello had an idea.
"The gap between us and them is that we only have one mark, and the six members of the Spanish midfield can pass the ball, and when we have the ball, we need to open up the distance, which will give Spain too much space for direct passing, which is a gamble, we may not lose, but I don't know if we can win."
He said openly and honestly that Capello, who has always been strong, can talk about tactics with the players in a heart-to-heart manner, and the entire team has no more than 2 people with this qualification.
"So ......," Mark Qin raised his eyebrows and continued.
"So my assumption is to give up possession, keep our posture down, don't pursue the game, and the advantage we have over Spain is that we can play without the ball"
Speaking of which, Mackin understands what Capello is looking for him, since the second game in South Africa, England's tactics have been completely around the scheduling of midfielder Mackqin, and playing without the ball naturally means that this system will not be used again in this game.
Then his role in the midfield will be greatly reduced, and maybe in this game, it will not be a familiar Mack Qin who appears in front of the fans.
"I hope you understand my choice, from a tactical point of view, I think it's a good choice, this game, I want you to play the role of the false number nine in front of goal, we have to keep threatening the Spanish goal, make their possession scared......"
To put it bluntly, let Makqin control the second drop point, and then launch a quick attack on the edge of the opponent's penalty area, either shoot himself or complete the final pass.
There are 11 players on the field, only he is free, where he wants to go, the back 9 people have to take care of defense, Carroll wants to press Spain's defenders, Capello is actually betting, he is betting on using defense to limit Spain at the same time, Mackin can rely on his personal ability to solve the battle in the frontcourt.
Macqin thought about it for a while, and naturally agreed, he never thought that he could play 11 against 11, and if he thought that defense could help the team win, he would not hesitate to defend in major games.
"Obviously, Capello gave up the midfield in this game, which has to be said to be a bold gamble," Lineker said, continuing to analyse the game.
Spain still attacked England's half with ease, but they got into a quagmire at about 35 meters, which made Bosque on the sidelines frown from time to time.
"I'm more concerned about what he's going to do with Mark today, and from what it turned out to be, he's more of a second striker, closer to the opposition than ever in the box," says Maika, "and I can't predict if it will work, because it's Spain after all"
"But one thing I know," Wilson said, "if this game is lost, Capello will be sprayed to death by the media and the fans, even if he has the merit of South Africa, because he has given up Mark's absolute dominance"
While talking, Spain did not find a chance in the middle, and once again sent the ball to the wing, and Iniesta and Silva on the left and right flanks took turns to organize the attack in the ribs.
But the shortcomings of Arbelloa and Alba are exposed, they are not good at attacking, even if the wing pulls out space, they can only press the ball to the baseline, see that there are no good crosses, and will pass the ball back and then reorganize.
Mackin blocked Alonso and Butskec in the middle, keeping them from arranging on either side, splitting their midfield, and even if he couldn't block it completely, he did his best to delay.
"Fabregas, ...... long-range shot", Zhan Jun shouted, just now they fell left and right for a long time, and found that they really couldn't get in, after a few quick passes, Fabregas received the ball with his back in front of the penalty area, and shot directly from a distance, which was trying to try his luck.
"Bang", but Terry's timely block didn't allow him to succeed, and the ball bounced high on his thigh and returned to Buckec's feet.
Mackin and Carroll immediately flanked back and forth, leaving Butskec with the ball to pass back to Pique, unable to quickly send another attack.
"Capello's choice today, many neutral fans may be dissatisfied, hehe", Zhan Jun looked at the game without any exciting scenes, and joked with a smile.
"A lot of people are looking forward to another big battle between England and Spain, but after watching these 20 minutes or so, I'm afraid they will be disappointed"
"I really didn't expect it", Zhang Lu commented, "England is the world champion after all, Capello can put down his body to fight Spain's counterattack, you have to have a certain amount of courage"
Although England created more chances on the counter-attack than Spain besieged, it is estimated that no one wants to watch this kind of game except England fans.
It wasn't until more than 30 minutes that Spain had their first threatening shot of the game, still in the middle, and this time Andres Iniesta and Silva connected on both flanks to keep England's defensive fan up in time.
Andres Iniesta took the ball and dribbled directly into the ribs of the box, and Ferdinand showed his experienced side at this point, not rushing to reach out and try to break the ball, but firmly following him, blocking his shot angle and the route of the cross.
"Iniesta, Iniesta, left-footed volley ......", Zhan Jun shouted, "hit the side-netting, this shot is very threatening, it was Spain who managed to get a chance in the box"
"This ball Ferdinand's German defense is good, so he will show you an angle to hit the near corner, but Joe Hart has already blocked the near corner, and Iniesta has no better choice", Zhang Lu immediately analyzed.
Iniesta shook his head depressedly after shooting, they have clearly felt the difficulty of England in the past 30 minutes, there is no space behind them, blocking the passing route, and the confrontation in front of the penalty area is still very fierce.
However, they were not in too much of a hurry, as is the case for most of Spain's games, with the opponent going down and down, and then suddenly coming at some point.
It's just that England chose this way to surprise them.
Makqin retreated to get the ball, changing the posture of not coming back in the front court just now, Joe Hart was also bold, and directly and hastily set up the goal kick, taking advantage of Spain's not returning to his position, and pushed straight to the midfield.
Mack didn't stop the ball and handed it to Barry, and Xavi behind him was firmly following him, knowing that England were going to fight back, and they naturally wouldn't let the biggest passing threat take the ball so easily.
But he didn't want to turn around, after passing the ball, he ran around Barry, and used him as a wall to avoid Harvey in his nose, and then, directly with a long pass.
Now that Capello has changed his strategy, he has to follow suit, because that's the rhythm of the whole team.
When he got the ball, Carroll in front, Rooney and Gerrard on the left and right began to run, not giving Spain a chance to return! This is the confidence that Mackin brings to them.
The ball will definitely be passed!
"Mark, this is England's counter-attacking ......", watching a long pass fly out of his feet, Lineker shouted directly, and the ball "swished" like a sharp arrow, straight to the right side of the team.
Gerrard and Alba's two Mercedes-Benz cars, a heavy truck and a mini Cooper, ran vigorously, suddenly, and crushed and crushed!
"Counterattack, England's counterattack!" Lineker continued to shout frantically.
From this time, they can ignite their adrenal hormones, and the change between static movements is too abrupt and too rapid, making people feel uncomfortable, but they can't take their eyes off.
Now England is fighting back, naturally it is not random, all the routines are rule-based, this is the tactical quality brought by self-confidence.
The heartbeat of the entire stadium became faster and more powerful with the pass, as well as the sudden start of Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard up front.
"Run, Run, Run......", the England fans in the stands roared wildly.
They don't dislike England playing counter-attacks, anyway, their football has never been very beautiful, what has made them even crazier in the past two years is not pretty, but winning, winning, winning.
These fans in England have never pursued the so-called beauty of the Latin system! They appreciate the collision in the mud pond and the victory after the confrontation!
The ball landed firmly in front of Gerrard with Gerrard's steps, and he had no doubts about the accuracy of the ball's landing, as if it had been a habit for many years.
Even unloading and traveling, the speed did not decrease, and directly on the side with Alba turned on the drag racing mode, which made many commentators shout wildly, "Gerald, Gerald, he is like a guy in his 20s......"
"Cross ......", it's still so concise!
Carroll grabbed the first point again, still not far from the box, which seemed to be a deliberately rehearsed tactic, and they opened crosses without breaking through to the bottom line on several occasions.
He jumped up hard, and the success of the first two or three aerial duels had undoubtedly increased his confidence, so this time it was more comfortable, he leaned back, lightly, and did not attack, but pointed the ball back into the middle, and also over the head of Bucskec, who was returning to the defense.
Mark Qin rushed to the scene, and with a gentle push, it was such a simple push.
Capello's fists clenched on the sidelines, and many England fans in the stands stood up directly, and they were waiting for this time!
"Mark ......, he avoided Alonso and passed straight to ......", the killing machine burst out!
Peake turned around, and then he saw a scene of fear, a white figure, it was Rooney! , directly from the ribs, chase the ball, straight to the hinterland!
"Beautiful coordination, direct connection of MR, Rooney's single knife, single knife!" , Lineker is already going crazy, it is really happiness that comes too suddenly, "this ball ......"
The people are coming, the balls are coming! , the tacit understanding is incomparable!
Not playing any complicated roads, Rooney glanced up at Casillas, and at the moment of catching up with the ball, he directly picked up his right leg, and then "bang" a white light.
Fast, fast, fast that can't be caught with the naked eye!
Casillas only felt a gust of wind blowing through his face, and his cheeks ached, and then he heard a bang from the stands, a white explosion.
"Goaaaaaal......, Rooney Rooney, Rooney Rooney......, Venn ...... Rooney ......", Lineker is already crazy, "GoalGoalGoal......"
What the hell is this, England!
"Goaaaaal ......", the white-clothed fans in the stands were completely out of control, tens of thousands of arms waved in the air, and countless England fans in front of the TV were even more crazy.
The excited Rooney turned and ran directly to the sidelines, ready to celebrate wildly, but as soon as he was halfway through, he saw the dazzling colored flags raised by the linesman!
Offside? Offside!
"Impossible!" , his head exploded all of a sudden, and he clearly knew that the moment Markqin passed the ball, he was parallel to Pique!
"Uh......", Lineker came to an abrupt end, Wilson and McCa also interrupted from the excitement, and Capello just wanted to celebrate, but inexplicably saw the bunting.
"Offside?" At this time, countless commentators asked this question.
Naturally, the players on the field in England did not do anything, and collectively went to surround the linesman, so that the referee had to go over and quickly manage the conflict.
"Offside? Let's take a look at the defensive ......", Lineker said uncertainly, "Come and see this, this, Carroll swings back, Mark follows, passes", the camera keeps playing back and forth at the moment of Mark's pass, "No offside, this is a misjudgment......"
"Absolute miscalculation, the moment Mark passed the ball, Rooney was parallel to Pique at the end", Wilson also said, "the linesman misjudged"
But to no avail, the referee waved away the English players who came to protest, and after listening to the linesman's whispers, he resolutely gave Spain a set-piece.
Rooney laughed angrily, but he was much more mature now than he was four years ago, and he shook his head speechlessly and walked away, only Capello was still chattering and negotiating with the fourth referee.
"Shh......h
Mack was also not sure if Rooney was offside, but a goal was missing, which was certain, "Don't be affected, play as usual", he clapped his slap and shouted at his team-mate.
Spain, from the fans to the players on the field, breathed a sigh of relief and almost died of fright......