249. Brutal Penalty Shootout
Gary Cahill and Chris Smalling vigilantly stared at Romelu Lukaku who was stuck between them, who had played many times in the Premier League, and the Three Lions central defenders knew very well how good he was, so they didn't dare to rush forward, don't look at Lukaku's height and fitness, and his speed is not slow.
Even if Qiansheng stayed away from the penalty area and was deeply afraid of Qiansheng's long-range shooting skills, the Belgian team had to send two backs, Yannick Carrasco and Radgar Nainggolan, to entangle and interfere with him, so that Qiansheng could not shoot comfortably.
England didn't think about retracting and luring the snake out of the hole, however, the old and spicy Mark Wilmots didn't rush in and continued to put a bus in front of goal, dragging you into a penalty shoot-out.
If Roy Hodgson doesn't see the other party's plan at this time, then he will take a piece of tofu out and kill himself.
There is still one spot left, do you want to change the situation by making a substitution?
But for whom?
The indecision of "Huo Taigong" has been committed again.
The three strikers are all on the field, if you change to an attacking player, will it be top-heavy and affect the defense? You can't concede any more goals at this time.
If you change other players, it doesn't seem to work, or you don't want to keep them, and if you play overtime, there are injuries, or you don't have the physical strength, it's good to make substitutions.
If you don't make a change, you might as well make some tactical adjustments, you can't expect Qiansheng to make tactical changes, people are still young, the competition experience is still lacking, uh, in the end you are the head coach? Or are you the manager? Or are you the head coach?
In the 78th minute, Marouan Fellaini scrambled for a foul in the middle line, and Qiansheng took a free kick, many people because he had to shoot from such a distance, Wilmots was even more nervous, he could shoot from a free kick in the middle line?
Thinking too much, England's two fullbacks stayed at the back, and the two central defenders entered the penalty area, which was obviously an indirect free kick.
A long ball found Smalling on point, and England's no.6 header was saved by a focused Thibaut Courtois, and it seemed that the young Belgium's number one goalkeeper was not afraid of anyone else's shot as long as it wasn't a dry shot.
In the 82nd minute, Belgium counter-attacked, Toby Alderweireld's long pass found the head of Lukaku, Lukaku headed to Carrasco in front of him, and the dribble he practiced in La Liga allowed Carrasco to defeat Deli Ali in a one-on-one battle, and then sent a through ball to Axel Witsel who cut diagonally into the penalty area. Thankfully, with Eric Deere interfering with it, Witsel's hurried shot went wide.
Gary Lineker hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that Hodgson should be replaced by the young offensive-balanced Ross Barkley, who is now exposed to Belgian firepower.
But he was most dissatisfied with Hodgson's selection: "I don't understand Roy's thoughts, eight midfielders, the real midfielder is only Eric, there is a dry position in the forward position, there is no need to bring Marcus who can't play, you can bring Danny!" ”
Danny Drinkwater, whose English name is drinking water, is why fans affectionately call him Brother Drinking.
Last season, as the main defender of Leicester City, the new Premier League champion, his performance was very dazzling, and he was in good shape, and he was also selected for the preliminary list of the England national team.
Whoever wins an international tournament pays attention to defense.
It's not a saying that offense wins the game, defense wins the championship.
As a drinking brother who specializes in dirty work, he was not selected for the final squad, and many experts and former internationals were full of doubts about Hodgson at the time.
At that time, Hodgson didn't care about the opinions of the outside world, and the head coach had his own selection criteria for who to participate in international competitions, and he did not allow others to dictate.
But at this moment, Hodgson can't wait to turn back time, although the teenager Barkley can play at the back, but he is not a real midfielder after all, and Barkley does not play a big role in stopping and cutting off Belgium's attack.
If you know this, you shouldn't have replaced James, at least his tireless running can make up for his defensive ability.
Hodgson's heart hurts, and if the Three Lions fall to the quarter-finals, they don't have to think about their fate.
Wilmots's highly targeted tactics kept England unable to score in the final minute and the lone Dry Son was unable to score a hat-trick in 90 minutes to put the Three Lions in the lead, and after three minutes of stoppage time, the two sides were tied 2-2, and after a break there was a break to start 30 minutes of extra-time.
Hodgson, who was completely defeated in the tactical competition, replaced Alli with Barkley during the break, but when he needed to lay out tactics on the spot, Hodgson didn't know what to do.
The tridents are all on, and they don't work (Nima, Lao Tzu helped you equalize when you were two goals behind, you actually said that Lao Tzu was not effective?) Thirty minutes of extra time, unless the opponent makes a mistake, otherwise, continue the performance of the last 20 minutes of the second half, and finally everyone still plays penalty kicks to win or lose.
This is something that the likes of Hodgson, Martin Taylor and others are extremely reluctant to see, England have always lost more than won in penalty shootouts at the World Cup and European Championships, but from the current situation, penalty shoot-outs are inevitable.
What needs to be done now is to collect information about the Belgian players on the field who took the penalty kick during extra time, and arrange the personnel to take the penalty kick.
Sure enough, the thirty minutes of extra time ended in a thrilling end, and the two sides went into a brutal penalty shootout.
It was the first time he had played 120 minutes and the first time he had played in the famous penalty shootout.
Sitting on the ground and receiving a massage from the team doctor, Harry Kane next to him said to Qiansheng: "Qian, I remember you didn't kick a penalty, right?" ”
"Hmm." Qiansheng nodded honestly, he really didn't kick, even if he made a penalty, he wouldn't punish it.
I am a pure man of urine, and if I want to score a goal, I have to score in a sports battle or through a free kick, and I just don't like a penalty, don't play!
"Are you nervous?"
"Why be nervous? It's not just a penalty. Qiansheng said nonchalantly.
Okay, you're awesome, you have a big heart.
Kane turned his head with a black thread, a little bitter in his heart.
Tottenham Hotspur's leading goalscorer, his performance in this European Championship is too poor, and he has only scored 1 goal so far, which is simply sorry for the identity of the Premier League Silver Boot.
"Dry, you're the first to be punished, no problem, right?" Gary Neville walked over and said to Qiansheng.
Qiansheng said disapprerovingly: "OK." ”
(PS: Seeing this, I believe you have already guessed the result.) Will the protagonist withstand the pressure and score the first penalty? The book is nearing the end and is about to be completed, the story cannot continue, and the author is very reluctant. But there is no way, I write in my spare time, I am usually busy with work, and there are some problems in the first book, and there is a momentum of hitting the street, so the author has to endure the pain and finish the book early. According to the author's plan, in fact, this book will be written to three or four million words. Since the story is not over yet,The author's finished testimonial can't be said too early.,Before the protagonist is about to end.,I hope you can give more rewards.,More subscriptions.,More support for genuine.,Thank you.。 (To be continued.) )