Chapter 670: Civilization Watching Football
Although the news about the battle between England and Portugal quickly became popular, the heat was slowly overtaken by another semi-final to start in the evening, although Croatia and Spain are not as topical as the Three Lions, but the battle between the two world-class powerhouses is still very interesting.
Croatia has both offense and defense, while Spain is Dacheng's pass-and-control tactics, and everyone is looking forward to what kind of sparks will be created when two completely different tactics collide together.
During the day, the England squad moved to Vienna again, as the final was held here.
Luckily, they are already familiar with Vienna and it would not be an exaggeration to say that this is their home turf, and they already have a considerable advantage over their other final opponents.
Regardless of whether Spain or Croatia reach the final, they will be at an absolute disadvantage against England.
Time of day – England played a day early in the semi-finals, giving them an extra day of rest;
Location – England are more familiar with the final venue than their opponents;
In addition to England fans, local Austrian fans are also England fans, and the final venue will even become England's home stadium.
With the right time, place, and occupancy, how can England be invincible?
In the afternoon, Heynckes arranged recovery training, and the pressure of the final did not make the players feel nervous, on the contrary, the joy of advancing to the final and the hope of winning the championship made the team's training atmosphere very relaxed, and there was not even a closed field for reporters to take pictures.
During training, Vardy could sense Rooney's little emotions, and the little fat man was like a small child.
I remember that in the first group game, Vardy and Rooney scored twice respectively, and Rooney vowed to compete with Vardy for the European Championship Golden Boot.
As a result, before the final, Vardy had scored an incredible 7 goals and led the standings strongly, even if the final was dumb, no one could steal his golden boot;
But Rooney still only scored two goals from start to finish, and he didn't score a goal in the rest of the game, which made him very embarrassed.
Fortunately, he and Vardy are good friends, not enemies who don't like each other, otherwise wouldn't he become the kind of villain who took the initiative to provoke and was slapped in the face in the end?
Jamie Vardy has done well, and as a friend, Rooney is of course happy for Vardy, but why can't he be a little better?
However, think of the more miserable Cristiano Ronaldo, who has gone home with Portugal, and is much better off in comparison, because he still has a chance to lift the final trophy with England.
Thinking of this, the little fat man finally felt a little relieved.
"Go back and lend me the Golden Boot trophy to touch, I promise not to do strange things to the trophy!" Rooney said to Vardy.
Vardy's face was black for a moment.
Strange things?
I'm curious what weird things you can do with trophies!
Of course, lending Rooney is actually nothing, anyway, the trophies he once got were used as props by them at the party, and this one is not bad.
In the evening, Heynckes organised England to watch Spain and Croatia together, and it was their best chance to get to know their opponents in the final, as no one could have kept anything in the semi-finals, not even Spain.
At the beginning of the game, the game was completely under the control of Spain, as strong as Croatia, and there was no way to compete for the initiative, and the mature playing style of the Matador Army made Croatia have no way to deal with it.
The England players gasped, perhaps watching the game live was not so intuitive, but they could already feel the strength of Spain.
Is this still the king of the qualifiers?
Even if Heynckes has Beckham at the core and Gerrard and Frank Lampard as the support to build England's strong midfield, I am afraid that in terms of control, it is Spain who are superior.
Once the advantage cannot be formed through the midfield, then England's style of play will inevitably return to the previous disorder, which is probably the biggest headache for Heynckes.
Jamie Vardy was prepared for what kind of football Spain could play, he knew best.
If England were to play against Spain, the final result would be very dismal, just like Italy in the Euro 12 final, beaten to pieces by the Matadors.
Jamie Vardy certainly believes Heynckes will not be stupid, and England's real strength is not in controlling the midfield, but in attacking quickly from high positions, which is the real killer of the Three Lions.
Spain's undisputed 3-0 victory over Croatia did not give the Plaid Army any chance, and with a proud record, they advanced to the final of the European Championship with their heads held high, and the limelight was unbeatable for a while.
England vs Spain, such a pinnacle matchup, fully deserves the stage of the European Championship final.
When the final matchup is announced, the whole world is cheering, and an unparalleled and exciting battle is about to appear in front of all the world.
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England did feel the pressure, and the control that Spain showed on the field was something that England could not pursue for many years, and I am afraid that the last thing England wants to face now is this controlling style of play of the Matadors.
In the next training, Heynckes inevitably began to make a fuss in the midfield, this time, it is necessary to take the initiative to sacrifice the tactic of high pressing, even if this tactic is particularly physically exhausting, but in the final final, what is the use of physical energy?
Even Jamie Vardy has been asked to step into the high press when Spain is in possession, trying to cut off Spain's passing lanes, even at the cost of fouls, and as long as the Spanish midfield is not moving smoothly, then Spain's deterrent power does not know how much it will drop.
In the following days, England was in full swing of closed training, and even the powerful reporters did not take pictures of their training, and the secrecy measures were extremely in place.
And as the final day approaches, the whole of Vienna has become the focus of the world.
England's prime minister and Spain have already thrown away their state affairs and rushed to Vienna, where they will appear in the final to witness the moment when the team wins the championship.
Football occupies this absolute weight in European countries, and its influence is completely comparable to national events, it is an indispensable part of life, and the appearance of a head of state on the pitch is not a surprise at all.
The day before the final, the Prime Minister of England also went to the hotel where the England team stayed to visit the squad and motivate the players.
Although the prime minister is a special person and is the leader of the country, in Europe, the people do not necessarily know the head of state.
Give you face, you can accompany you to talk and laugh in front of the news camera, don't give you face, turn around and leave.
However, at this time, it represents the image of the country, so the English players endured impatience, still pretended to be happy, and even showed excitement with good acting skills, which made Vardy, a real actor, unable to do it.
Vardy felt that talking to the prime minister in front of reporters was a waste of time, and it was better to go back to his room and sleep for a while.
If it is replaced by the Queen of England, then Vardy may still be a little interested.
He was wondering, if England really won the European Championship this time, would the members of the England national team be knighted by the queen this time?
Maybe others may not have a chance, but Vardy is entirely possible, and you know, England has never produced the first man in world football.
It's not bad to have a title to play, and the name is very bluffing.
"I'm your fan, your performance makes all England proud, and I'm looking forward to you leading LinkedIn Gran to the top of Europe with your goals!"
As he hugged Vardy, the British Prime Minister said.
Are you a fan of me?
After listening to the words of the British Prime Minister, how did Vardy have a feeling of being molested?
When it comes to watching the ball, Vardy can think of the anchor in his previous life, the white ball on his chest......
Civilized football!
So Vardy didn't give the prime minister a good face, turned around and left.
The British Prime Minister is still very strange, he says that he is a fan of Vardy, can Vardy still be unhappy?
It doesn't make sense!
Sure enough, there are a lot of quirks to tease!