Southgate wanted to take advantage of the young players' abundant physical strength to implement front-court pressing and high pressing tactics in the opening period, using fast-paced pressing to win the first goal.

They have long developed the habit of pressing aggressively without the ball, and the Nigerian players did not expect the England to rush the ball frantically from the beginning, and Onazi was pressed by Ali and made a mistake in the rush of passing, which was intercepted by Henderson.

After winning the ball, Henderson glanced ahead, and Henderson, who had gradually developed a tacit understanding after a few days of training, habitually passed the ball over the top to the left.

The ball went over Mikel's head and landed on the left side of the box, and Jones, who was speeding in, stopped the ball with his left foot and began to cut inside with the ball.

Mikel quickly turned around and stuck Jones's inner lane, Joel Obi also chased after Jones, Jones calmly controlled the football at his feet, his eyes looked ahead, and before Joel Obi got close, Jones pushed with his right foot, and the football rolled past Joel Obi's eyes.

Kane was one position apart when he had his back to Ekong, and when Ali passed the ball to Jones, Kane had already made a move to the left, and Ekong made a mistake because he didn't know Kane.

Before the game, Rohr specifically explained that he and Balogun should pay close attention to England's three strikers, and the most important thing is to emphasize the importance of Jones, although he is only 19 years old, his ability to break through goals and pass assists are very strong.

Jones had to cut off his path to the ball and, if necessary, have three midfielders defend with one of them according to Jones' running position.

But Jones was too nimble to block Jones' pass, and when Kane moved his whole body to the left and took a step with his right foot, Barta's center of gravity shifted to the left.

Who knew that at the moment when Jones passed the football, Kane suddenly retracted his right foot and quickly turned around with his right foot as the support and kicked hard, Kane's super explosive power started, and Ekong, who would not be able to follow Kane's movements in the future, was left behind.

Kane rushed to the edge of the box to receive Jones' pass, and the unguarded raised his left foot to shoot, but the helpless Balogun let go of Vardy on the right and quickly followed the falling tackle to disrupt Kane's shot.

Kane's left foot did not choose to shoot, but instead used his left foot to smash the ball behind his right foot, just past Balogun's sliding tackle, and then Kane pushed with his right foot and passed it to the unguarded Vardy.

"Jones' beautiful pass! Kane get the ball! Beautiful fake shot real pass! Kane deceived Balogun in the tackle and passed the ball to an unguarded Vardy, who shot straight to the goal......"

I saw the football pass through Uzoho's fingertips, drill into the upper left corner of the goal, on the big screen, the score became 1-0, England in front, Nigeria in the back, the game only went to the fifth minute, England scored.

The scorer was Vardy, who was the last unguarded, Kane ran over and hugged Vardy, Kane patted him on the back and said, "Beautiful goal!" ”

"Beautiful goal! It's a team-by-team goal, let's look at the goal replay on the screen, see how it was scored, oh, Kane got Jones' pass, he broke through, and then made a feint to attract Balogun's defence and pass the ball to the unguarded Vardy!

We saw Vardy shoot directly with his right foot, shooting the football into the top left corner of the goal, Nigeria's goalkeeper Uzoho flew a step late, and the ball went straight to the corner, so, England led by 1 goal! ”

"This goal shows their tacit cooperation, and it also shows England's strong attacking power! Our new Three Lions have officially set sail! "One of the great strikers in the history of the England national team, Lineker's loud throat.

After a brief celebration for Vardy, his England team-mates returned to half-time to restart the game at the urging of referee Gunida.

Nigeria's coach Rohr couldn't sit still, England's three strikers are too strong, they can shoot and pass, especially Jones, he told him before the game to cooperate with the back line and pay attention to this England's golden boot.

He glanced back at his bench and sighed slightly in his heart, his defenders either lacked experience in the tournament or lacked strength, and any one of England's three forwards could torture them to death.

Despite his reluctance, England's morale is currently high, so he should avoid the attack for the time being, and Rohr yelled at the players on the sidelines, and then made a gesture.

England's morale was high at this time, and after the restart, they continued to press and press high, and the entire midfield and even the back line were pressed near the halfway line.

England fans in the stands cheered as they watched the England national team press Nigeria down in the half.

However, when Southgate saw this, Southgate began to wave his hand, and after seeing the manager's gesture, England's front-court players began to retreat although they were unwilling.

After Nigeria conceded the goal, Rohr retreated from the midfield position of Onazi and played as a defender, the formation became 523, five defenders and midfielders who returned to the defense, Southgate knew that it would be impossible to score another goal if he wanted to take advantage of the victory.

If England continues to attack, they may show flaws if they can't attack for a long time, and Nigeria will seize the opportunity to counterattack, so Southgate wants the team to retreat, slow down the tempo, and don't press too hard!

The friendly matches of the national team have never been exciting, and this one is no exception, except for the opening because of the cooperation of England players after scoring a goal, Nigeria's defense is still very good, after all, it is a team that can enter the World Cup, can it not have some strength!

The chemistry of the players is not something that can be built up in a few days of training, especially with their teammates in the national team, who come from different clubs, and it takes a lot of games to understand and familiarize themselves with their playing styles and habits, but this is not realistic.

And most of the Three Lions' players are young, and it's not easy to put them together as one.

After that, there were not many highlights in the first half, and Martin Taylor on the commentary stage also said boringly: "It seems that my expectations for this game are too high." ”

Shearer frowned slightly and said, "The team is ahead, why doesn't Southgate continue to attack?" Doesn't he know the powerful attack power of our front trident? ”

Taylor said: "Maybe it's a run-in team, after all, they don't know each other very well, especially with Jones as a newcomer, and he wants to make Jones the core of the team......

However, before the end of the first half, England made the analogy 2-0, and when England maintained a rhythm for more than half an hour, the tempo of the game changed in the 42nd minute of the first half.

In the face of Nigeria's strong defence, Alli and Henderson combed the midfield and patiently looked for opportunities, and in the 43rd minute, Henderson spotted an opportunity, he made a gesture, and Alli and Sterling began to run in unison to the sides.

Jones and Jamie Vardy also began to accelerate their way to the flanks of the Nigerian penalty area, and the sudden change caused a flurry among the Nigerian players, who were accustomed to the slow pace of England.

"Not good! Careless! Rohr, who was in the coach's seat, stood up suddenly, his face showing an anxious look.

Raheem Sterling broke through with the ball and made the Nigerian defence nervous, and only two midfielders could not stop Sterling's breakthrough.

Captain Mikel Mikel had to instruct Ekong and Balogun to keep an eye on Kane, who had cut into the box, and run to the edge of the box to stop Raheem Sterling.