When the referee blew the whistle, this real pinnacle showdown officially began.

In the passionate cheers of the fans, the momentum of the two teams converged in the sky, and finally formed the shape of a dragon and tiger, facing each other from afar, and the violent and terrifying impact was about to erupt.

Vardy took a deep breath and his eyes became determined and sharp, with confidence and indomitability, he was fearless.

Spain, who kicked off first, immediately opened up and used their best way to deal with England from the first minute, passing and passing again in the midfield and backfield, from left to right and then from right to left, never feeling cumbersome.

And England did not show weakness in the midfield to build a defensive line, although the high pressing was not aggressive, but also with the middle line as the dividing line, so that Spain did not dare to easily cross the thunder pool.

Both sides have shown their best form and insisted on their style of play, which is a battle for the title, and I am afraid it is a battle for ideas and trends.

Five minutes passed, Spain controlled the ball in the middle and back for five minutes, but there were few opportunities to pass through the halfway, and every time they touched, England immediately rebounded strongly, making Spain jealous.

England abandoned the 4231 formation and the opposite style of play in this game, and Heynckes lined up the 442 formation against Spain's tactics.

Hargreaves replaced Joe Cole in the starting line-up as a defensive midfielder to protect David Beckham, while Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard were separated, much like the second-half tactics of the semi-finals.

Such a tough midfield line is precisely aimed at Spain's pass-and-control style of play, so that Spain has no way to easily penetrate England's midfield.

Anyway, Heynckes' request is also very simple, just let Spain pass and control in the backfield, even if the Matadors have more than 80% possession, it doesn't matter, if you want to easily pass through the midfield, there is no way.

England did exactly that in the opening five minutes, neither Xavi nor Iniesta had the means to pass and run through England's midfield.

It's a bit like a contest between technique flow and muscle flow!

Vardy, on the other hand, has more of a contrast to the current situation.

Spain's tactics are the same as those of Barcelona in the previous life, while England's tactics are somewhat like Atletico Madrid at their peak, representing two different styles.

Don't look at Barcelona has always been in control of the ball, but in the face of the tough Atletico Madrid, Barcelona may not be able to please it, at least in terms of record, Atletico Madrid will definitely not be afraid of Barcelona.

Coupled with the fact that Heynckes' Bayern once beat Barcelona over two legs in the Champions League, that set of high-level pressing was transplanted to England, which gave England the confidence to beat Spain, at least for now, Vardy does not need to be so pessimistic at all.

England's performance was far better than he thought, not to mention that Spain had been in possession, but if you really want to talk about the situation, it can only be said that it is evenly matched.

Jamie Vardy ran tirelessly, and as one of the most intimidating links in the high pressing, even Spain's midfield maestro was jealous of Vardy.

Stepping on Hot Wheels, Vardy rushed to Xavi, who had just received the ball, as if he was riding a small motorcycle, whistling away.

The fans couldn't help but let out an exclamation, worried for Xavi, usually Vardy's performance usually turns into a tragic accident.

Unexpectedly, Xavi dodged Vardy's impact with a nimble turn and circle, and drove away with the ball.

Vardy stood in place and touched his head, his expression was a little embarrassed, he actually forgot about the midfielder produced by Barcelona, what he is best at is spinning in circles.

If you had to ask Jamie Vardy to say what the most needed action in the midfield would be to give you a positive answer – spinning in circles.

Whether it's Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas or Sergio Busquets, they are the old fritters who are best at dodging pressing by spinning in circles.

Holding the ball with his back is an unavoidable situation in the midfield, and he can't choose to pass back every time, if his teammates don't add to the position, it won't be an accident!

So many times, they can choose to use the most reasonable way to avoid the other party's pressing, so the circle came into being in this situation.

Turning in a circle is like a ballet on a green field, standing on tiptoe, rounding and rotating, elegant and elegant, relaxed and freehand.

In his previous life, Xiao Pig was complained that he could only turn in circles after changing the back of the big organization, but this did not prevent him from being among the top five midfielders in the world football organization at that time, which shows the huge power of turning circles.

Even Vardy was easily teased by Xavi's spins, who would dare to say that spinning is not good?

Now look at Spain's four midfielders, which one is not a master of the circle?

If they are turned like this, even if Spain still can't get past the England midfield, England can't complete the tackle, and more importantly, they can't afford to waste their physical energy.

After thinking about it, Vardy pulled Rooney, Frank Lampard and the others, and took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to mutter.

Jamie Vardy's idea was simple: to target Xavi, Spain's true core.

Among Spain's several No. 10 midfielders, Xavi is the core commander, and his ability to comb the attack and control the tempo is the strongest, but in other aspects, Xavi is not without weaknesses.

Xiaofa, Xiaobai and Silva all have a strong forward ability and have the ability to break through head-on, but Xavi is slightly inferior in this regard.

Xavi has a good ability to get rid of the spot, has an excellent ability to hold the ball with his back and protect the ball, and because of the circle, he is not afraid of the opponent's pressing from behind.

But once facing the attacking direction head-on, allowing Xavi to break forward with the ball is by no means his strong point.

So, Vardy wanted to target Xavi with his teammates.

Every time Xavi gets the ball, he is harassed by Rooney, but because of Xavi's excellent turning ability, it is difficult for Rooney to complete the steal if he does not foul from behind, and at most he can only cause a little passing interference to Xavi and prevent him from completing the pass comfortably.

Xavi once again retreated to receive the ball with his back under the pressure of Rooney, habitually turned around and circled, and shook Rooney with a shot, but after Rooney was not fooled, Xavi immediately changed the direction of the circle and turned to the right side again, Xavi knew that Rooney had absolutely no way to keep up with his spin.

But at this moment, there was a sudden exclamation in the stands, and before Xavi realized what was happening, a figure suddenly appeared in the direction of Xavi's turn and snatched the ball.

Xavi's spinning around is equivalent to being in the middle of the shot.

Xavi looked in horror at the figure who had rushed towards the Spanish goal with the ball after snatching the ball, and his eyes were full of incredulity.

That figure belonged to Vardy, and his back was like a miracle!