Chapter 676: The Winner Is King
Under the watchful eyes of fans around the world, Jamie Vardy broke through Spain's top centre-back combination and pulled off the almost impossible miracle.
And now all that stands in front of Vardy is St. Cassie and the goal he guards.
Guarding the goal behind them is the belief and pursuit of every goalkeeper, and this pursuit may never be realized, but they still have such dreams and determination before every game.
Single Knife!
Vardy was running with the ball and sprinting towards the Matadors' goal, while Santo also rushed out of the goal with his faith, and met again in a narrow way.
Maybe St. Cassie's figure looks tragic, but the reality may often be so cruel, at least in the face of Vardy's nearly 100% single-knife success rate, St. Cassie attacked a hundred times, and there may be no way to complete a single rescue.
But just like Vardy's transformation before the game, there are some things where despair is not a reason for inaction, and even if there is little hope, if you don't try, it will only be a terrible result.
In the passionate cheers of the English fans, Vardy and St. Cassie seemed to be two peerless swordsmen in the Forbidden City, pulling out their swords, rushing towards each other, and when they met the opponent's fatal blow, they also used their strongest killing moves.
Vardy didn't pay homage to Ronaldo with his favourite pendulum dribble, he simply slipped past Casillas' strike with the simplest but most effective of volleys, and to put it mildly, breached Spain's goal.
As the ball fell over the top of Santo Cassie's head, it seemed that all the fans had stopped breathing, watching the scene quietly, their eyes moving with the ball until it landed in the Spanish gate.
The stadium erupted again, and cheers soared into the clouds.
Under the complicated eyes of several Spanish players, Vardy roared excitedly, screamed and rushed to the sidelines, as if something was gushing out of his chest, and the excitement had turned into flames, burning overhead.
Rushing all the way to the sidelines, he couldn't hold back his desire to vent anymore, jumped up violently, and came a bomber dive-like celebration, even if his chest fell with a dull pain, it was still difficult to make him close his mouth.
Behind him, the equally excited England players followed in Vardy's footsteps, rushing to the sidelines one by one to complete spectacular dive bombardments, and the atmosphere on the pitch finally reached its climax as everyone fell to the ground.
Spain were so strong that England didn't even have a single possession in the first few minutes.
But so what?
Now, England have scored!
10,000 passes are not as good as a single goal.
Victory is not so out of reach, no one is invincible, and on this green field, the winner is king.
Rising from the turf, the England players hugged and celebrated the opener, which could well have decided the outcome of the game.
The Spanish players couldn't help but hang their heads, and this goal was already a big blow for them.
In fact, before the game, Spain did not think that England was a top team of the same grade as themselves.
Do England players have delicate skills?
No!
Except for the superstars hyped up by the English media, England is not qualified to be called a top team at all, how can such an England be their opponent.
But in the game, England counterattacked with one of the sharpest tackles and gave them a head start.
It turns out that England doesn't have to compete with them for ball control, nor do they need to compete with them for small skills, England's atmosphere coupled with Heynckes' big opening and closing is completely a top match, invincible.
The most terrifying thing is that there is still Vardy's peerless weapon in the England team, and no matter how strong the defensive line is, under Vardy's sharp impact again and again, I am afraid it will only become rotten and broken.
How could such an England not be qualified to be their opponent!
In any case, now that England are ahead, the situation on the pitch has changed at this moment, and Spain is destined to be unable to continue in their stride.
By the time England finished celebrating and the game restarted, the game was different.
Spain can keep the ball slowly, but they can also speed up the tempo and penetrate the opponent's defense with fluid coordination, everything depends on the situation of the game.
Spain, who were already behind, were led by the metronome Xavi to speed up the pace of passing and receiving the ball, and their excellent small skills allowed them to rarely make mistakes even when they accelerated the tempo, which is a height that other teams simply cannot reach.
For a while, England's defence struggled in the face of Spain's stormy onslaught, with four midfielders constantly dropping back to relieve the pressure, but still feeling stormy.
Vardy has to admit that the Matadors' dominance of world football is not just a matter of luck, but a terrible dominance.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Torres was bravely defused by Joe Hart in the rush in front of the goal;
In the 13th minute, Iniesta broke through the defense of Beckham and Gerrard with excellent dribbling, dribbled to the front of the penalty area, and suddenly shot from a distance, but unfortunately the ball missed the post in the end;
In the 15th minute, Spain got a corner kick opportunity, and Puyol Ferdinand, who rushed to the penalty area, grabbed the first point, but under Ferdinand's continuous interference, the ball was pushed high above the crossbar by him;
England seemed to have no power to fight back in the face of Spain's crazy attack, but it still stubbornly survived, like a proud poplar, writing its own praise.
Spain had six shots on goal in ten minutes, but they still couldn't break through England's goal.
Gradually, the Spanish offensive slowed down, and the Matador Corps, which was as strong as the Matadors, also needed to take a breather.
There is no way to sustain a super-fast-paced attack for a long time, which is determined by people's physical ability and mental will.
This is the case on the football field, the situation between attack and defense may not be easy to distinguish, and when Spain's attack eased, England immediately seized the opportunity, pressed strongly, and once again began to compete with Spain in the midfield.
The crisis is over!
Vardy also breathed a sigh of relief, and it felt really uncomfortable to be suppressed by a team like Spain who were super possessed of the ball, as if it was hard to breathe.
But the darkness has passed, the dawn will not be far away, on the green field should have been you singing and I appeared, now, after the most difficult stage, it should be England's turn to show its fangs!