Chapter 607: Before the game

At this moment, England's bus slowly drove into the field, which caused a burst of cheers from England fans.

Jones looked out the window at the enthusiastic fans, shook his head and left all the other emotions behind, now all he had to do was think about the game......

The bus came to a slow stop, and Southgate stepped out of the car first, ignoring the enthusiastic reporters and heading straight for the dressing room.

Journalists can only pin their hopes on the players.

As one of England's hottest players, Kane ignored the call of reporters after getting off the bus and walked to the dressing room with his team-mates.

The reporters immediately spoke out to Jones, but of course all they got was disappointment.

After the warm-ups, the players from both sides returned to the dressing room to make final preparations for the upcoming game.

In the England dressing room, Gareth Southgate announced his starting line-up, with all the main players who were rested in the previous round returning to the starting line-up.

The players had known about the arrangement for a long time and did not react much.

If it weren't for the 11 goals scored by Kane and Jones and other main players in the first two games, they would not have lost in the third game, it would not have been so easy!

"Very good, the situation is very good for us now, our opponent is Colombia, but to be on the safe side, I still play with the whole lineup!"

Southgate looked at his players and exclaimed.

Southgate continued: "However, there are no weak teams to reach the last 16 of the World Cup, and I hope everyone will forget everything when they get to the stadium and fight for the highest glory in football! ”

He didn't dwell on that, and immediately got into the tactical link: "Colombia's tactics are likely to be defensive counter-attacks, so we have to be patient when attacking, and of course if they attack, we are very welcome. ”

This sentence caused a burst of laughter from the players, and several players were still discussing.

Southgate breathed a sigh of relief in his mind as he looked at his players as he fixed his eyes on Jamie Vardy.

"Jamie, you played the whole game in the last game, if you can't control your physical strength, I have to replace you early, don't entangle with the opponent too much, pass the ball early if you can."

Vardy nodded, indicating that he understood!

Southgate shifted his gaze to Jones again: "Jones, you have to break through more. ”

In the match against Panama, two goals came from Jones' breakthrough and then a free-kick, and Southgate wanted Jones to break through and give his team a chance to win a free-kick.

Set-pieces and long-range shots are two of the best tools to break down dense defences, and sharp breakthroughs are the biggest reliance on winning free-kick opportunities.

England's two wingers, Southgate have completely different arrangements, the reason for this is that Southgate found that Jones is rarely absent due to injury, Jones has been an important target for all teams' defense, but he has only one minor injury in a season!

After all, Vardy is in his 30s, and he played the whole game in the last game, so his physical strength is naturally not as good as that of young people, so Southgate will arrange it like this!

Southgate believes Jones' physique is different from other players, which encourages him to break through.

Jones nodded at Southgate.

At this moment, Jones's heart has already flown to the stadium, and they have reached the knockout stage of the World Cup, which makes him endlessly motivated.

He wanted the game to start early and prove his worth with his goals.

Southgate shifted his gaze to Ali again: "Ali, you have to pay attention to the two wings, you two will break through when you have the opportunity, you will hit the goal directly, and if you don't have the opportunity, you will hand it over to Kane in the middle......"

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In the dressing room of Colombia, coach Pekerman began to lay out his tactics after arranging the starting lineup: "Our tactic is very clear, it is to defend and counterattack! ”

"As long as we can hold on in the first half, we can keep in the second half!"

Pekerman exclaimed: "The two most dangerous people in the England team are Kane and Jones, they must be stared to death!" ”

"Just keep an eye on both of them, and our defense will be successful!"

Colombian coach Pekerman was born in 1949 in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos and became the youth coach of the Argentine Chacarita team in 1982.

From 1982 to 1992 he coached the youth team of Argentina Juniors, from 1992 to 1994 he coached the Chilean team Colo Colo and from 1994 to 2001 he coached the Argentine youth team.

In 2003, he worked as a technical director at Leganis in Spain, from 2004 to 2006 he was the head coach of the Argentine national team, and currently, he is the head coach of the Colombian national team!

He once led the team to the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, creating the best World Cup record in the history of the Colombian team.

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At 1:50, the starters of both sides entered the player tunnel, and at this moment the media had already obtained the starting lists of both sides.

England national television commentator said: "Southgate has returned to the line-up of the first two games with a 433 formation, and Jones and Kane have regained the starting line-up!

The England attacking line, which the fans have been waiting for, is back and they will give us a great performance tonight!

Let's take a closer look at the starting line-ups for both sides.

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford; Four defenders: Harry Maguire, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Cahill; Three midfielders: Allis, Lingard, Raheem Sterling; Three strikers: Jamie Vardy, Kane, Jones!

Colombia's formation is 4312, goalkeepers: No. 1 Ospina, four defenders: No. 17 Mojica, No. 23 Davinson Sánchez, No. 13 Mina, No. 4 Arias, three midfielders: No. 16 Lerma, No. 6 Carlos Sanchez, No. 5 Vermar Barrios, forwards: No. 20 Juan Quintero, two forwards: No. 11 Cuadrado, No. 9 Falcao......"

Introducing the full squad, the commentator focused on the sidelines: "It is clear that England have become a focal point of the World Cup in Russia with 11 goals in two games.

After the third round of rotational facelifts, England once again played with a full squad, scoring five goals in two games, with England teenager Jones at the top of the scorer list and Kane with four goals.

They are the focus of this game, and they are also the most crucial point for England to win the Hercules Cup in this World Cup!

Jones started as a Premier League giant, and last season's success in the Chelsea first team helped Chelsea to defend the Premier League title for the first time in 10 years, and achieved an unprecedented quadruple for a Premier League team!

After arriving in Russia, Jones continued his good form and helped England to two big wins in the group stage.

Now entering the knockout stage, Jones' form is the focus, can he catch Ronaldo's personal record of 8 goals in a single World Cup!

If England make it to the final, he might even be able to catch the record of 13 goals scored by French striker Justerfontaine in the 1958 World Cup!

Hopefully Jones doesn't let us down and surprises all the fans who love him! ”

Just as the commentators of TV stations around the world were commenting, the starters of both sides walked into the Spartak Stadium under the leadership of four referees!

The Great War is imminent! Amid a tsunami of cheers from the fans, players from both sides walked onto the pitch.

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