Volume IV Chapter 30 The Choice of Reality
Mattjaz's incendiary shouts echoed through the Slovenian dressing room.
"Are we just throwing in the towel? No! This is our second World Cup, we took out the Czech Republic, we took out Russia, we went through a lot of hard work to get here! ”
He pointed to the ground and roared loudly, "England is indeed strong, unexpectedly strong, you can't stop Mark, this is not your fault, but as long as we are still standing on this land, the final whistle has not yet sounded, the Slovenian men will fight until the last moment, and will never admit defeat"
"Novakovic, have you thrown in the towel?" , he yelled at the team's top scorer.
"No", Novakovich replied loudly, standing up.
"Handanovic"
"Nope"
"No," ......, one Slovenian man after another stood up, clinging to the last pride.
"Well, the whole country of more than 2 million people will be proud of you because we have won our first World Cup here and we have scored in the first two games", added Mattjaz, "to fight and give them the idea that it will not be easy to beat us"
With 45 minutes left, the United States and Algeria are still tied 0-0 with everything in England's favour.
"But I still want you to be patient, patient, patient", Capello repeated more than once, "Is the score 2:0 safe?" No, just pull a ball back", he held out a finger, "just one, and they'll be completely crazy"
"The energy of this kind of crazy explosion of a team that has barely played in a few World Cups will be quite scary, and I want you all to be mentally prepared"
"You played a great game in the first half, never before, but in the second half I don't want everything to go back, the defense still has to be pressing, if I see anyone who wants to go ahead of the knockouts, I'll let him think enough on the bench!"
He opened his arms, "Let's get out of here with victory, and all England will cheer you ......"
At this moment, Makqin sorted out his football boots of the second generation of the starry sky, thinking in his heart that he had finally bypassed Germany, but he was no longer excited about changing history.
Is he afraid of Germany? To be honest, he didn't feel anything, but he knew that England's squad had not yet built up the confidence to play against a top player like Germany.
In the four years since '06, especially on the night of the new Wembley's exit from the European Championship, they have lost so much, and the first thing to get back is confidence.
Therefore, the later they meet Haoqiang, the more prepared they will be, and the more beneficial it will be for them.
It's also ridiculous to think about it, he caught the tail of Liverpool's brilliant line-up, and caught a tail here in England.
Let's just say that England is a wave of people, and most of them should be seen in the next European Cup, and the next World Cup will be hanging.
It was as if he was bouncing around in the cracks of the times, absorbing the boundless nutrients to strengthen himself.
"Mark? Mark? Beckham looked at him incredulously, and now he can actually desert? The heart is really big enough.
"The boss asks if you feel tired", just like the three good students will always be treated preferentially by the class teacher, Beckham did not dwell on what he wanted to think about, and repeated it again.
Capello is now almost up to Mackqin, the 1/8 finals are still three days later, which is equivalent to three games a week, and it is no problem for mature players to grit their teeth, and he does not dare to be careless about Macqin who has just passed his 19th birthday.
"I don't feel anything special," he said, shaking his head, "and if I'm tired, I'll cut back on the number of thrusts."
Capello nodded, he used him as both a back and a front waist, although it was not a pseudo-nine, but the running range was larger than that of the pseudo-nine, and he had to be used and cared for.
"Be louder, be louder, let loose as much as you want"
"Cheer for England!"
"If you think you're trying hard enough, give it a go"
As soon as he got out of the passage, Makqin heard England's majestic cheering song for this World Cup resounding in the stands, called "Shout for England!" 》。
To put it bluntly, as a very developed entertainment industry, it is a must for England to have a new cheering track for every competition, the most famous of which are "The World is Moving" and "The Three Lions".
As the England players walked out into the middle of the pitch, the singing reached its climax, covering almost the entire stadium.
"Audience friends, the second half of the game is about to start, there are no substitutions on either side at the moment, Slovenia kicks off first", Zhan Jun said as he looked at the picture.
"Well, the score of the American team is still 0:0, I believe they also knew the result here at halftime, and the American team will definitely go all out in the second half", Sun Jihai continued.
Before the words were finished, Slovenia kicked off and went straight to Novakovic with a big forward kick from the back.
Then Makqin in the middle circle obviously felt that the Slovenian players were like eating viagra, and they were crazy to ask for positions in the front court.
Mackin stared, turned around and immediately saw several white players waiting for Novakovic's second point.
Then there is the collision of muscles and muscles, body to body, in which case the players on both sides are unable to control the ball in the air.
"Hey, Slovenia feels more active than in the first half, and the movements are more ferocious," Duan Xuan said.
Before the words were finished, Slovenia was a vicious foul, and it was Makqin who was violated.
"Ahh
After a scramble, Mackqin, who was protecting the second landing point, had already taken the lead in touching the ball, and as soon as his left foot stepped out, Levic stepped on the instep of his right foot support.
Fortunately, he didn't feel right and pulled away immediately, it was also a heart-piercing pain, and they were wearing steel spiked shoes.
For this foul that was obviously a passing foul, Capello blew up directly and ran to the crazy accusation of the fourth referee, which was like stabbing him in the heart with a knife.
Levic didn't escape a yellow card, but he showed their attitude in the second half!
"Mark must not be hurt, never be hurt", Lineker's heart hung in his throat, watching the team doctor help Mark to get up, and walked slowly a few steps before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Depending on the situation, it should be a hard injury, without hurting the bones and ligaments, Ma Qin is very concerned about his body, plus he rarely stops and turns on the court, and there is no hidden injury to the knee ligament muscles.
Coupled with the fact that most of his goals came from getting rid of the spot and cutting back, even when playing a false nine in the Premier League, he would not give defenders much chance to tackle him.
"How?" , Beckham and Capello both anxiously asked Mackin who walked to the sidelines, he shook his head with the team doctor, signaled that it was okay, moved his ankle a few more times, felt the pain lessen, and signaled to the referee to re-enter the field.
Slovenia really fought hard, and in just over ten minutes, they paid the price of three yellow cards again, and even their strikers applied for one themselves.
However, they did interrupt England's smooth passing rhythm in the first half, which made England angry, and Barry and Terry were not polite, and one returned another one.
The referee quickly called the captains of the two teams over and said solemnly: "Restrain your teammates as soon as possible, pay attention to the scale of the action, I won't mind taking out the red card"
"Savage Slovenia, they are actually using foul play and killing tactics, they are committing a crime!" , Lineker frantically accused.
Capello saw that Slovenia was obviously going to play hooligans, barefoot people were not afraid to wear shoes, and the bet was that England players were afraid of injury and did not dare to fight with them.
"Substitution, Capello took the lead in substitution, and the smell of gunpowder has come out in the past few minutes, oh? Defoe replaces Crouch, Capello is, to concentrate on counterattacking? ", Duan Xuan guessed.
He was right, Capello thought to himself that I was about to qualify, wouldn't it be stupid to fight with you again?
At the moment of the substitution, he directly called Ma Qin over and said: "Don't go up, just dispatch an ambush behind the back waist line, tell the team, be steady, don't be afraid of them attacking, don't let them enter the 40-meter area casually, let them play casually outside"
"Look for an opportunity to fight back and settle the fight with the speed of Darren Bent and Defoe!" , Mackin nodded, indicating that he understood, and hurried back to convey new instructions to Defoe one after the other.
England instantly became a 4141 standard counterattack formation, firmly in front of their own penalty area, and the ball was not controlled, don't you want the ball, here you go!
A world-class marshal is a marshal, and almost immediately thought of a strategy of counterbalance, with the attack power of Slovenia's position, he is not afraid of them attacking, as long as he does not disrupt the battle.
Slovenia, which got the ball, really started a positional battle decently, and then found that it couldn't be hit!
Matt Yaz had another headache and had to let the team keep sending crosses from a 45-degree angle, but the England defense was afraid that the ground was really there, so they were not afraid of you taking the ball high in the air.
Then you pass me to the top, and Slovenia grabbed the second landing point to continue the attack, and England grabbed the second landing point is a long pass to counterattack, and both sides really formed a few attacks.
Capello has been keeping his eyes firmly on the field, and he is considering when to replace Mackqin, one is to protect him, but to save energy.
The viewing experience of this second half is much worse than that of the first half, and some are just secret exchanges between coaches, which neutral fans will not like.
But when did Capello care about this, he was already thinking about the game in three days!
'Cologne, cross again, Novakovic, this time he got the spot in front of Terry, headered the ball and whew, Joe Hart held the ball firmly," Lineker said.
Joe Hart didn't rush to serve, obviously stalling for time, and actually heard sporadic boos from the stands.
But who has the air to manage this, winning at the minimum cost is a must, even if the referee gave Joe Hart a yellow card, he didn't care, anyway, it was cleared after the top 8.
After a long time, Joe Hart finally passed the ball to the full-back, and Mackin immediately stepped forward to respond.
"Mark, long pass, no, feint, dialed to Gerrard, Gerrard slammed his back and gave it back to Mark again, long pass, this time it's true, Defoe ......", Lineker shouted.
Slovenia pressed too high, and there were a lot of gaps in the backfield, as long as the ball landed accurately, there was a threat.
This time it was Defoe who led a reverse run from the combination between the two defenders, and Mack's pass came over immediately.
His long pass is different from ordinary people, it is not too high, but flat and fast, and there is an obvious inch of strength at the moment of exertion.
The ball went straight over the heads of the two centre-backs before dropping, with the red Defoe sprinting just right.
"No offside, no flag-raising", Lineker exclaimed, "Defoe catching the ball is a one-on-one chance to kill the game"
He had squandered two chances before, once by the goalkeeper and once by an anti-aircraft gun.
Defoe shoots too hard, and he basically draws it, which greatly affects his goal efficiency.
Handanovic had been guarding this hand for a long time, and when he saw Mark's long pass, he began to sprint outside the box.
One red and one white, running together towards the falling ball......