Volume 6 Chapter 47 Once a Golden Boy
Ukraine starting line-up:
Goalkeeper: Isaksen
Defenders: Glenqvist, Melberry, Jenas, Martin
Midfielders: Elm, Svensson, Carlstrom, Larsson
Forwards: Ibrahimovic, Elmand
Sweden's starting line-up was clearly shown on the live screen, and like England, they used the same starting line-up as in the first round.
But the reason for them is mainly because of the lack of success, like Melberry, who is 35 years old, Mackin played against him in the Premier League when he first debuted, and he said in an interview before the game that he never thought that the 16-year-old could improve so quickly.
But now he is still the main force of the Swedish team, you can imagine how bad the young generation of the Swedish team is, except for Ibrahimovic, these main names may only be seen in the middle and lower reaches of the five major leagues, but this is already the strongest squad they can come up with.
Ukraine relies on Sheva, Sweden relies on Ibrahimovic, this is the consensus, of course, only in terms of offense, they are quite experienced in defense, and they are aggressive, otherwise they would not have advanced to the European Cup.
In terms of strength, they are of course far inferior to England, but there is a very popular saying in the football world that everything is possible on the field, not to mention the 44-year history, which is enough for them to establish unparalleled metaphysical confidence.
We won't lose!
"Well, the game is about to start", Zhan Jun said behind the commentary box, "Sweden captain Ibrahimovic and England captain Steven Gerrard walked into the field with their players, and as in the first round of the game, neither team changed any starting line-ups, although there were many doubts about this in England, but Capello still insisted on his choice"
"The history of the two teams is also very deep, and Sweden's head coach Hamlin was full of confidence before the game", Huang Jianxiang said with a smile, "Ibrahimovic and Mr. Ma also had a bit of a fight"
"Hehe", Zhang Lu said with a smile, "Ibrahimovic and Mr. Ma have not played less in La Liga, Ibrahimovic's character goes without saying, Mr. Ma is not the main loser, this game is logically said that England has no problem winning, in terms of strength, but it is difficult for you to explain why they can't win Sweden"
The stadium was already boiling from the moment the players came out, with more than 60,000 fans filling the stands, most of course, England fans.
Capello and Hamlin stood in their respective coaching areas early and did not sit in their seats, which can also be seen how seriously they take this game, and Britain's Prince William also sat in the VIP stand as promised, as well as Bobby Charlton, who is still indispensable.
"England, great England, nothing can stop ......", said England fans in the stands singing the cheering song of this European Championship before the national anthem ceremony began.
In terms of all-round support for the team, England fans say second in the world, no one dares to be first, as we all know, modern cheering methods, including songs and so on, all originated in England.
Mackin is already very familiar with this kind of scene, and he has also experienced a lot of life-and-death battles, whether it is the national team or the club, strictly speaking, the last two games are life-and-death battles for all teams.
That's the cruelty of cup competitions, you have almost no room for mistakes, especially in this kind of cup game where you either survive or die!
“…… Enjoy the glory, the glory ......", the anthem of the England national team flew again, marking that this game is ready to be launched at any time.
Mackchen's warm orange sneakers have become particularly eye-catching in this column, and now he and Shepchenko and several others have scored two goals to top the scorers' charts, and the whole of England is looking forward to him to create a myth again.
Not a miracle, but a myth!
"Roar ......", a violent explosion, after the music stopped, the players of both sides shook hands, and then each walked to their own half, the game, immediately began!
Slovakia's referee Skomeina came to the center circle, Ibrahimovic stepped on the ball in the circle, he won the serve, looking at England opposite, he was high-spirited, the first game against Ukraine, they had a chance to win, the worst was a draw, but unfortunately Ukraine won a penalty, this time, he wants to prove that he has the ability to lead the team, beat the strong team, qualify from the group, is the beginning.
With a ......"beep", the ball began to roll, and Ibrahimovic knocked back to Svensson in the back, who hit a big foot to the right and found Elm.
"The game started, the Swedish team still used the traditional 442 formation, Ibrahimovic is an all-round warrior in the frontcourt", Zhan Jun immediately explained, "The other two players in their midfield mainly rely on are Svensson who passed the ball just now and Elm who is now receiving the ball"
"Yes", Huang Jianxiang said, "Svensson's midfield organization is an important means for Sweden, it can be said that he is an old demon, very experienced, Elm is a young rookie that has rarely emerged in Sweden in recent years, only 24 years old this year, and it is said that he has received the attention of giants such as Manchester United and Liverpool"
As soon as Elm received the ball on the wing, Ashley Cole pounced and stabbed his unsteady ball out of the touchline, and the two teams met and fierce scrambles were indispensable.
And Capello knows in his heart, this gang of Swedish veterans, you let them play safely and steadily, it is their favorite rhythm, after all, they have a lot of experience.
Their right-back, Glenqvist, came up and sent the ball straight to Ibrahimovic, who came to pick it up, and in front, Ibrahimovic distributed the ball, which is Swedish law.
Rio Ferdinand was a complete substitution from the first game and showed unparalleled positivity, running at least 10 metres away from his position to keep up with Ibrahimovic, holding him firmly behind him, squeezing and not allowing him to turn around and get the ball comfortably.
And his position was made up by Johnson's adduction and Lampard's retreat, which was a tactical strategy developed before the game, and this strategy was all about limiting Ibrahimovic!
"Hey, Ferdinand has followed here", Zhan Jun said unexpectedly, "Ibrahim is three years younger than him, we will wait and see if he can keep up with the whole audience."
Ibrahimovic felt very uncomfortable, first of all, Ferdinand was in similar physical condition, and he did not suffer a loss in the confrontation, and he had a lot of experience in Ferdinand, and the card position was very good.
Ibrahimovic struggled to control the ball at his feet, and then carried Ferdinand to the right, according to his experience, the right side of the England team should be relatively empty now, and there is his teammate Larsson, this Larsson is not the one he used to be at Barcelona, but the king of crosses in the Premier League.
In short, he was obsessed with crosses from the wing, a pennant for Liverpool.
Barry saw that Ferdinand was carrying Ibrahimovic, and immediately ran over to help defend, and Ibrahimovic saw that the situation was dangerous, and immediately made a diagonal pass with his left foot, trying to find Larsson on the side.
Sweden's attack, with crosses from both flanks being the main means, is a bit like England in the past, mainly relying on the impact of the body, opening and closing.
But Mackin had already seen their video in the pre-match meeting, and he had long been guarding against this hand, and the ball from Ibrahimovic had just flown halfway, like a white figure jumping up in the middle, directly intercepting the low ball in the air with his right foot, and then quickly turned around.
'Mark, good ball, he intercepted Ibrahimovic's pass, that's Mark, you don't see him too active in defence, but he's always at the top of the midfielder,' shouted Lineker, naturally thrilled by the beautiful defence.
Karlström, as Sweden's B2B and the first gate of midfield defense, immediately ran over to try to delay Mack's possession attack, not only England want to force them, they also want to force England!
As soon as Mackin turned around, he pressed up, and was even ready to foul as a last resort, but Mackin didn't drag the mud and water at all, and shook to the right side, and immediately waved his right foot to the left, dodging Karlstrom, and following up was an outside instep.
All the attacking lines seemed to have been in his mind's mind as his pass went straight past another Swedish midfielder, Svensson, and straight between the midfield and centre-back, where Rooney was cutting in quickly.
"Beautiful, Mark, artistic passing, didn't give Karlstrom any foul chances, Rooney, he catches the ball, cuts inside, pushes quickly, good ball ......", Lineker shouted.
The situation turned immediately, and the Swedish team was still attacking just now, but in an instant, the ball was hit to their backfield, and Sweden had not had time to make up for it.
The back four will face the direct impact of Carroll and Rooney!
The coach of the Swedish team, Hamlin, was nervous all of a sudden, and Ibrahimovic's pass was cut off just now by surprise, and then Mackin passed the ball and gave England a 2-4 situation.
Carroll immediately pulled to the left to make room for Wayne Rooney, who was sprinting down the right midfield, Melberg followed Carroll closely, and another centre-back, Jenas and left-back Martin, had to recycle the middle to block Rooney's advance.
"Good chance, Rooney is approaching the penalty area", the counterattack is to play fast, see the two defenders to close the goal, Rooney is not in the strong burst, but directly a diagonal pass, the ball to the empty right side.
There's a quick plug in there, Gerald!
Although Larsson was frantically chasing behind him, the two-metre gap was not easy to catch up, the landing point was just right, the step point was right, and Gerrard, who arrived in the position, directly picked up his right foot, which was a quick cross.
"Gerrard ......, good ball ......", this is England's mature attacking system, fast attack, positional warfare, are all initiated through Macklin, but in the past, Lampard and Mackin took turns in the middle, and now Lampard is more in the midfield.
The ball flew to the Swedish team's small penalty area, and then Carroll completely resisted Melberg with his big body, and hit the goal with a powerful header, which was extremely simple and fast!
"Carroll, ...... goal", Lineker and they were all about to stand up and shout, and the England fans in the stands also stood up in anticipation.
But goalkeeper Isakson didn't seem to want things to go so smoothly, Carroll's ball had power and speed, the only thing lacking was some angles, he subconsciously blocked with one hand, and rejected the ball.
"Oops......", but before Lineker could finish regretting it, the ball that rebounded into the penalty area was slammed into the goal by another white figure who rushed up!
Yes, Rooney!
"Vane ...... Rooney ......, Goaaaaaal ......", Lineker and Wilson suddenly shouted frantically, "Boom", and the stands were like an explosion, countless pairs of white arms waved to the sky!
"England, England", Huang Jianxiang shouted, "they opened the scoring against Sweden with a sharp counter-attack, and Wayne Rooney also scored his fifth goal in the European Championship, and he was much more efficient in the European Championship than in the World Cup".
After the goal, Rooney ran frantically outside the bottom line, jumped directly over the billboards, and rushed to the England fans in the opening stage, who was the savior of England's European Championship in 2004.
Unexpectedly, he waited for the fifth goal for 8 years......