Chapter 346: Who will take the free kick
After qualifying from the group and avoiding hosts Germany in the round of 16, the entire England national team was enveloped in an atmosphere of joy.
As a result, the previous plan to shoot a photo was put on the table again.
Rooney unswervingly chose to be naked, and was followed by a group of naked parties;
Ferdinand insisted on women's clothing, and also used force to coerce several poor babies to wear women's clothes together;
Vardy, as the initiator, was caught in a dilemma.
The reason is very simple, Rooney wants to drag Vardy to shoot naked, threatening that if Vardy does not cooperate, he will stop filming;
Ferdinand was even more ruthless, and even had special women's clothing ready for Vardy......
Vardy wanted to cry without tears, he just wanted to take a normal photo, but now it's good, he has become a fragrant glutton!
So the question is, even if you are out of the box and shameless, whether it is naked or women's clothing, this is really a problem.
For this reason, the England national team is about to be divided, and the topic among the players is not Ecuador, the opponent of the next game, but which is more attractive, women's clothing or full nakedness!
Vardy said he was helpless, what is this called!
However, the FA officials quickly noticed the strange atmosphere in the team and immediately decided to terminate the filming plan.
If you want to take a photo for charity, you can, but you have to wait until after the World Cup!
Vardy finally let out a long breath, at least he could delay for a while!
Now he regrets the plan he proposed, there are thousands of ways to do charity, and he has to choose to take a photo for Mao!
I really dug a hole and buried myself!
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The group stage of the World Cup is over, the list of the top 16 has been released, and the next stadium has been decided.
In the round of 16, England's opponent is Ecuador, who are at the bottom of the power table of all the teams in the round of 16.
Many people think that before the game has even started, England has already stepped into the door of the last eight with one foot, as if they are escorted.
Although it may not be very respectful to Ecuador to say this, but it is true, even Ecuadorian fans have a sadness in their hearts.
However, if they can reach the quarter-finals as they wish, then England's opponents will not be so easy to dismiss.
The last-eight clash will be the winner between Portugal and the Netherlands, both of which are world-class powerhouses.
You know, in the previous life, England was folded in the hands of Portugal, Beckham went off the field due to injury, Rooney was sent off for stepping on someone, and finally was eliminated home on penalties.
The inertia of history is enormous, and even if Vardy's arrival boosts England's finishing ability, there is no guarantee that these things will not happen again.
If England can change history and win against Portugal, then there are two superpowers waiting for them in the bottom half......
Only by making it all the way will England be able to reach the final and then face a mournful Italy.
Alas, why is this World Cup not as frequent as the previous one!
Recall, in the 02 World Cup, in the semi-finals, Germany and Brazil competed for the championship, and Turkey and South Korea competed for the third place.
Expanding the scope to the top eight, we would add England, Spain, the United States and Senegal.
If it's such a quarter-final, then no one in England is scared!
can take a look at the quarterfinals of this World Cup in the previous life, except for Ukraine, which is a second-rate team, the rest are all the world's top teams.
Well, the road to winning the title is always tough.
You can only keep making yourself stronger, and you can't always pray to meet opponents who are weaker than yourself.
However, what makes Vardy happy is that this time the Asian teams in the round of 16 of the World Cup have all been wiped out, and neither Little Japan nor Stick have been able to break into the round of 16.
Thinking of this, Vardy felt that he should be glad in turn, if it was the last World Cup, maybe England would have been killed when they encountered the stick!
Well, you have to eat one bite at a time, you can't be too ambitious, and now England is in front of Ecuador, not the Hercules Cup.
How is this Ecuadorian team?
It can only be said that it is so-so.
If it weren't for the inferior strength of the other two teams in Group A, I am afraid it would not be their turn to reach the round of 16.
In the current Ecuadorian team, the only thing Vardy is familiar with is the future Manchester United player Valencia, the pure man who even fired his agent in order to show loyalty to Manchester United.
If Vardy had stayed at Manchester United, the two would have become teammates and even good friends, according to historical inertia!
Vardy likes pure people, and it just so happens that Valencia is a pure person.
Well, you can also consider raising him to be a tease......
It's just that now as an opponent, Vardy feels the need to teach him how to behave......
However, as soon as the game began, looking at the opponent's situation, Vardy knew that this game was going to be difficult!
Like many underdogs against strong teams, Ecuador retreated and gathered in their own half or even in the penalty area.
I'm not good, I'll admit it, but it's not that easy if you want to score!
I'm just defending and counterattacking, what can you do to me?
Even Ecuador only defends to a certain extent, there is no counterattack, it doesn't matter if you score or not anyway, the important thing is not to let England score.
That's a great idea!
In a deciding knockout match, if the 90-minute draw is drawn, it will go to extra time, and if there is no victory in extra time, it will only go to a brutal penalty shootout.
Naturally, the strong teams don't want to be sideways, and for the weak teams, penalty shoot-outs are always more hopeful than winning regular games.
So they could only drag the game to a penalty shootout, and Ecuador would have succeeded.
In the face of the opponent's unenterprising style of play, England is also helpless!
If Vardy hated what kind of opponent played the most, it must be defensive counter-attacks, and in this situation, Vardy's lethality is not even half of his usual level.
Jamie Vardy's sharpest attacking weapon is a quick counter-attack, and as long as there is room to sprint, no one can stop him.
But now the opponent's defense line is like a dumpling, not to mention the space to sprint, it would be nice to have a space for him to walk!
In this case, Rooney's play is extremely important, but the little fat man has never found his best form, and it is difficult to threaten the Ecuador goal frequently.
Is it only Gerrard and Frank Lampard who can threaten their opponents with long-range shots?
As long as England can score a goal, the situation will improve immediately, but this goal is the key to the outcome of the game.
England didn't want to drag the game to extra time, let alone penalties, you know, because some despise Ecuador, England didn't even go to the penalty before the game......
According to media reports, Ecuador has practiced penalties for at least two hours a day in the past few days, and the comparison will come out.
In addition, England's goalkeepers have always been synonymous with unreliability, and it is a bit difficult to expect them to save penalties.
There's no way, you have to solve the battle in 90 minutes, and if it's too late, it will change!
What to do?
With Beckham, a free kick master, England is usually not too afraid of the opponent's dense defense, you know, Beckham's free kick has directly sent England to the World Cup, which can be called a big killer for England.
So habitually, England began to create set-pieces in dangerous areas, creating opportunities for heartthrobs.
The opponent is not stupid, he knows that Beckham's free kick is powerful, and he tries not to foul, but he can't stand England's unreasonableness!
With Vardy, a breakthrough master, if you don't foul, I'll go in, who will be uncomfortable then?
In a short period of time, England had two well-placed free-kick opportunities.
It's just that I don't know if it's because I've been negligent in training recently, Beckham's two free kicks are slightly over the crossbar and didn't score directly.
Coupled with the previous three group games, Becky has not scored a free kick for a long time.
Xiaobei is also very anxious, he knows that as the captain, he needs to step up when the situation is stalemate, but he tried his best, the ball just didn't go in, and he had no choice.
Suddenly, Becky saw Vardy not far away, and his heart moved.
If you're not in good shape to take a free-kick, why not let Jamie Vardy do it?
He knows that Jamie Vardy has a very strong free-kick skills, the Full Moon Scimitar is as sharp as himself, and he can also kick the ball and take powerful free-kicks, and is actually more dangerous than himself.
However, the free kick is his own place, Beckham will not take the initiative to concede it before, and no one will ask him to let it out, even if it is Vardy, he will not fight with him, and he will not even mention it.
has controlled the free kick penalty power of the national team for so many years, and said to let it out, so where will Beckham's face go?
But at all times, the interests of the team come first, and if the interests of the national team are ignored just because of the problem of face, then Beckham is a sinner for the ages.
Thinking about it a little, Beckham pulled Vardy, who was walking back, and whispered in his ear: "I'll cover the next free kick, you take the penalty!" ”
Vardy was stunned and didn't react at first.
Beckham allowed himself to take a free-kick?
It's not a joke, is it?
Perhaps understanding Vardy's doubts, Beckham smiled and said: "I am not in particularly good shape for a free kick today, this is still the most important victory, so let you punish it, but don't think that it will be given to you in the future, it's not such a good thing!" ”
Vardy froze, then nodded heavily.
Leave it to me!
Vardy knew he had to step up.
This is not a snatch for power, but a kind of inheritance!
So the next time England were awarded a free-kick, Jamie Vardy and David Beckham were both in front of the ball.
The Ecuadorian players on the opposite side didn't care, who stood in front of the ball and could you still snatch the free kick from Beckham?
Heartthrob Beck's free-kick is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if everyone knows, Vardy is actually a free kick master, but in front of Beckham, you have to stand aside for me.
So, the Ecuadorian players' eyes are still locked on Beckham?
As for Vardy, he probably came to cover for Beckham, right?