223. A one-man team
Roy Hodgson's face darkened, and the joy of a late equaliser was quickly ruined by the news of his injury.
Qiansheng was taken off the pitch on a stretcher, and along the way, fans on both sides of the pitch gave a standing ovation to the heroes who did everything they could to help the team equalize.
There was no trace of frustration or sadness on Qiansheng's face, just smiling hands and clapping to thank the fans who paid tribute to him.
This scene touched the audience and the audience who watched the game.
Qiansheng was injured and went down, England had one less person, fortunately, the game time had come to an end, Hodgson waved his hand, so that all the midfielders withdrew to set up the bus, Jan Kozak shook his head, and was killed by Qiansheng desperately, the morale of the players was hit, although there was one more, but in the face of the morale of the English, there was no power to fight back, and the time was only 3 minutes.
Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Slovakia kept pouring their feet at the back after kick-off, and it was quickly consumed until the end of the game.
In the end, the Three Lions drew 1-1 with the Eastern European Knights and finished top of the group with seven points. Slovakia, on the other hand, finished third in the group with four points, and will not know until the third round is over to see if they can finish third in the best group to qualify for the knockout rounds.
It was a dramatic game, with England bombarding Slovakia for the first 10 minutes without scoring.
Ten minutes later, at the end of the first half, Slovakia pressed England into the half, and the team's biggest star Marek Hamchik headed home the goal.
Then in the second half, after Qiansheng came on the field, England pressed Slovakia's half-time attack, and it was scoreless, and at the last moment, Qiansheng stepped forward and scored with a header, equalizing the score, helping England to win the group and avoid the first place in other groups.
After the game, Qiansheng, who scored the equalizer, was voted the official best player by UEFA, which is the third consecutive time that Qiansheng has won the official best player of UEFA, which makes him the first person in the history of the European Cup.
In addition to scoring goals to help the team equalize, he made 9 scoring chances in the whole game and was the first on the spot, which is also an important reason why Qiansheng became the MVP of the game.
The fly in the ointment is that Qiansheng was injured, and I don't know if the injury is serious, which is a very big blow to England, especially Hodgson.
Advantageously, England's quarter-finals will be played in five days as a result of winning first place in Group B, and as long as it is tested that Qiansheng's injuries are not serious, and with Qiansheng's physical fitness, he can be completely healed in five days.
Now we need to wait for the results of the hospital examination, and Hodgson knows that Wales beat Russia by three goals, and he can't help but rejoice for a while, and now he needs to wait for a while, knowing who the third opponent in Group A, Group C and Group D is, and start targeted preparation training.
At the Municipal Stadium in Toulouse, where the match between Russia and Wales was played in Group B, just one minute into the opening minute, Wales had a counter-attacking chance, Gareth Bale received the ball on the right side of the field, and the incision was saved by Igor Akinfeev, but the Welsh player's follow-up shot was offside.
Giving Russia a kick-off in the opening game, Wales showed their determination to take all three points.
Sure enough, in the 11th minute, the Welsh midfielder stealed, Joe Allen sent a beautiful through ball in the middle circle, and Aaron Ramsey successfully scored in the face of Akinfeev in an offside position, scoring his first goal of the international competition.
Nine minutes later, Wales expanded the analogy! A counterattack opportunity, Bale was just blocked by the Russian player when he got the ball in front of the ball to the feet of Neil Taylor on the left side, Taylor got a single chance to face Akinfeev's first push was blocked, and then the quick reaction Taylor made up for the empty goal, Wales led Russia 2-0!
Russia had a number of scoring chances, but they were either blocked by the Welsh players or saved by the brave Wayne Hennessey.
In the second half, Bale, who was bent on scoring, finally got his wish.
In the 67th minute, Ramsey took the ball in the front of the penalty area and sent it diagonally, Bale cut in from behind to face Akinfeev and easily pushed and scored, Wales led by three goals, creating the largest score difference in the international competition!
After that, both sides had a number of scoring opportunities that were not seized, and in the end, Wales beat Russia 3-0 to finish second in the group, while Russia were defeated in all three games and finished bottom of the group.
After the game, Ramsey, who contributed one shot and one pass, and performed very eye-catchingly, won the official best player award by UEFA.
The opener was a testament to Ramsey's delicate footwork and scoring prowess, while a through ball to Bale showed that he was also a good assist player. Half of the credit for Bale's goal goes to his name.
After the game, Russian coach Leonid Slutsky apologized to Russian fans in an interview and hinted that he was leaving the Russian national team.
At present, Slutsky's contract with the Russian Football Federation expires at the end of this month, and after saying goodbye to the European Championship early, the Russian Football Federation may have to look for a new manager.
The in-form Wales duo Bell is joint top scorer with Gan Sheng, who also scored in three consecutive games, becoming the first players to score in three consecutive games at the tournament since 2004.
Throughout the history of the European Championships, all players have scored in three group games so far: Michel Platini (1984), Christo Stoichkov (1996), Alan Shearer (1996), Savo Milosevic (2000), Milan Baros (2004) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (2004).
And Bale and Qiansheng became the fifth person at the same time, in view of Bale's hot form, the latest odds of Sky Sports immediately adjusted, Bale won the odds of this European Cup Golden Boot award is 4/1, second among all players, ranked behind Qiansheng with odds of 2/1, behind him, is 9/2 Alvaro Morata and 8/1 Romelu Lukaku, France's new thigh Dimitri Payet is 12/1, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is 16/ 1, Thomas Müller was 18/1.
After a three-goal victory over Russia, after suffering a reversal by England in the last round, when the world's suspicion and ridicule grew, Wales, the red dragon on the edge of Western Europe who appeared for the first time in the main match of the European Championship, wiped out all the world's criticism of themselves with the largest point difference since the start of this European Cup.
The second place in the group is indisputable, and the leader of the team, Bale, has scored in three consecutive games, interpreting the "Bales" with practical actions.
However, in this amazing European Championship squad, there is another dedicated star player who deserves praise: former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey.
If the English duel in this group is like a battle between Chu and Han, the English team is the Chu army established by the old aristocracy, while Wales is the Han army established by the emerging forces. In this kind of grass-roots revolutionary contingent, it is a major feature to maximize the use of talents, so there are Bell, Ramsey, Allen and others who take turns to drive the Welsh boat to the wind.
Among these star generals, if Bale is strong enough to win a victory for Wales thousands of miles away, then Ramsey is Xiao He who keeps the Han army running normally.
In the first game against Slovakia, the two European Championship newcomers met in a narrow way, and Bale was stunned by his 100 steps. However, without Ramsey's late assist, Wales would have drawn with Slovakia and the group stage would have been completely different.
However, the public opinion after the game unanimously praised the return of the great sage, completely ignoring Ramsey's tireless running throughout the field, and as for the assist that decided the fate of Wales at the last moment, it was said that it was unintentional. A kind of harvest that should have been hard work, but it was ridiculed by the duty as a blind run.
In the second game against England, Bale and Ramsey's role as liberos was further strengthened as liberos, after all, the manager who led the team through the qualifying rounds knew what the team needed best.
Throughout the first half, Wales was led by the two to play with the Englishmen led by Qiansheng, and when Qiansheng scored a shocking world wave and urgently needed someone to step up to save Wales' low morale, Bale also helped the team equalize in an incredible way.
However, Wales' conservatism and dry second-half pass helped the English escape, but it also buried Ramsey's role once again. Ramsey was not only a constant source of pressure on England up front, but also directly contributed as many as seven tackles from different positions on the pitch when the team was retreating. The highest distance in a single game and the highest number of passes in the team, however, there are still voices that think it is just a blind run on the field.
Then, the third game that decided the life and death of the team came, 3-0, Ramsey scored one goal and one assist, and Wales finished second in the group with the eldest brother of England, who was the favorite to qualify, and the mockery of Ramsey was self-defeating.
In fact, there is a kind of team like Germany, where the whole team is very capable, and it can be like a machine assembly, and each part only needs to play its own role.
In such a team, the tactical arrangement of the coach is more important than the flash of inspiration of individual players.
However, some teams do not have this qualification, and the gap between their players is too great, and they need to have core players to play a role of being able to work hard to help the team make up for the shortcomings in other positions.
Just like Qiansheng is to England, with him in the frontcourt, England's teammates never worry about not being able to score goals, even if they lose the ball, the Qiansheng in front can play back, and they will score more. With him in the midfield, England can play like a mainland pass, and there is a taste of art and youth.
Despite being only 15 years old, Qiansheng has already proved himself to be a pivotal figure in the young Three Lions in just three friendly matches and three European Championship matches, becoming a well-deserved Three Lions.
In England today, Wayne Rooney and Gary Cahill have become vice-captains of the team by virtue of their tournament experience and seniority. Believe it or not, whether the England team can go further in this European Championship and whether it can win the second international trophy and the first European Cup after 50 years, it is necessary to ensure the health of the young team.
Therefore, Qiansheng's injury has touched the hearts of countless English and Chinese fans. (To be continued.) )