Chapter 142: The Great Victory (2)
The development of this game was completely unexpected by the media and fans, the England team did not try to attack at all from the beginning, and directly pressed on it, completely eating the opponent, and Rooney and Owen were active in the penalty area, Gerrard and Scholes's threatening long-range shots, coupled with Beckham's accurate crosses, made the Swiss team frequently miss the goal.
Five minutes into the opening period, the Swiss coach on the bench, Giakob Brown. Kuhn couldn't help but stand on the sidelines, gesturing for the team to defend well, and kept walking around, constantly shouting to remind the defenders, for fear that if he was not careful, he would be scored by the opponent.
However, the Swiss team's numerical accumulation of defense did not do much for England. England midfielders Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes are all very good at shooting from distance, and David Beckham is a world-class set-piece expert, which makes the Swiss pair not dare to stop England's attack with fouls at all.
Beckham is really good, his casual curve pass, even accurate to a meter range, every time can cause a shout from the crowd, so that Giakob on the sidelines. Kuhn broke out in a cold sweat, the 69-year-old Swiss coach was leading the team to the European Championship finals for the first time, and at this time, the fourth official immediately ran over and persuaded the gray-haired and panting old man to dissuade him that they didn't want to die because of a game.
The effort always pays off, and in the 23rd minute of the game, England scored the goal.
David Beckham crossed from the right, Owen got stuck on the ball and then picked it out to Wayne Rooney, who played a leaping gesture to head the ball into the back of the net.
At this moment, the England fans in the audience stood up and cheered for the goal, which was Rooney's first goal in the European Championship finals since joining the national team.
The on-site commentator also lost no time in praising it: "Wayne. Wayne Rooney is indeed a genius, and throughout the first 20 minutes of the game, these Swiss defenders have nothing to do with him, and with him, they can guarantee that England will not be short of strikers for the next 10 or even 15 years. ”
20 minutes of hard defense with this goal came to naught, the Swiss fans are disappointed to look at the ball in the team's goal is still rolling, I don't know what it feels like in my heart, do we still have to defend it? It's only been the first 20 minutes of the show.
After the resumption of the game, England not only had the advantage in the scoreline, but also the mentality of the players on both teams. England was full of momentum, bombarding the opponent's goal, and unlike the start, with a one-point advantage, the players felt a lot less pressure, which made them play more easily. As Swede Eriksen said before the game, "When you score the first goal, you have to think about scoring the second goal, you must not be satisfied, football is a battlefield of life and death, you have to never stop chasing goals, so that the opponent has no power to fight back." ”
The frenzied attacking frenzy didn't end until the half-time whistle, with England players walking towards the dressing room amid laughter, while the blackened face of Jakob Kuhn on the sidelines seemed to be unable to escape Kuhn's verbal attacks when the Swiss players returned to the dressing room.
"May Kuhn not have the temper of Ferguson." Rooney, who scored the goal, laughed and teased.
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'At the start of the second half, you have to pay attention to the defense, the Swiss will not give up easily. In the dressing room, Eriksen was making a tactical arrangement for the second half, "Dyer, you replace Scholes in the second half, remember to press more, cross when you have the opportunity, remember to do less small-scale cooperation to reduce mistakes on the field." ”
It seems that the Swedes are a little unhappy with Scholes, who has done little in both games, he was completely useless in the first half, and the main attack was also launched from the right side of Beckham, and the left side has almost become the weakness of the England team.
The situation in the second half, as Eriksen expected, the Swiss team changed the first half of the slump, the wings were about to launch a big counterattack, they wanted to use the opening stage to recover the score and move back to the disadvantage. And their attack is also quite threatening, Hugel and Celestini on the left and right flanks are very strong in breaking through, frequently attacking the wings of the England team, and the slightly weaker defensive Beckham and Dier have been left behind.
However, even England's back line, is not the Swiss team can compete, under the organization of Campbell, the ball can not enter the England penalty area at all, always be directly cleared, and then is the England team's strong counterattack, smooth cooperation coupled with outstanding personal ability, so that the ball after a few passes directly from the backfield to the Swiss team's penalty area, England's counterattack is too fast, if it is not for Irving can consume too much, the shot is a little weak, the score has already been rewritten.
In the 70th minute of the game, Swiss defender Hassla dragged Owen, was shown a yellow card by referee Ivanov, two yellow to one red card was sent off, the Swiss team had to respond with 10 people, only 4 minutes later, Rooney received Owen's wonderful pass in the penalty area, Rooney burst into the penalty area to adjust slightly, 14 meters in front of the goal with a powerful right-footed volley, the ball hit the near post, and then hit the back of the head of the goalkeeper Steele who fell to the ground to save and bounced into the goal, Rooney scored twice.
In the 79th minute, England executed a tactical corner, and after David Beckham crossed to Gerrard from a corner flagpole, Gerrard's shot from a tight angle was the icing on the cake.
"3:0, in the 79th minute of the second half, Gerrard scored another goal, and it seems that the Swiss team is really powerless. Trying to equalise in the next 10 minutes was wishful thinking. On Sky TV, Graham commented excitedly.
And so it is, Giacob. Kuhn began to make substitutions, and he brought on three youngsters at one time, Cabanas, Von Lantang and Giga, and it seems that he intends to make these future pillars of the Swiss team adapt to the atmosphere of the tournament in advance.
Seeing his opponent's submission, Erikson smiled with satisfaction, and he nodded to Wang Li, who was full of anticipation, and then the fourth official raised the substitution card: on the 10th and 21st, Wang Li replaced the physically exhausted Michael. Owen plays.
Although the next game has become garbage time, but for a newcomer to the England team, this kind of opportunity is also unavoidable, Wang Li will not waste a little time, in the game, every performance is his future competition for the main position, the competition of professional players is very cruel.
After the game continued, the players of the England team, who had not killed so happily in an international competition for a long time, no matter how pitiful the opponent was, they came to the front court in high spirits, ready to do it again, and the Swiss team, which had no fighting spirit, had no power to fight back, and could only passively bear this kind of baptism, and fight back from time to time, but also weak, as if it was half pushed and half done, from the England team.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and that is true on the pitch as well.
In the 85th minute of the game, Beckham, Gerrard, and Ashley Cole played an exquisite short pass, and the Swiss players who played more than 10 passes in a row were at a loss, and finally Beckham hit his heel on the right sideline of the penalty area and passed back to the unguarded Wang Li.
In the face of this opportunity, Wang Li excitedly dribbled to gather internal force, waved his right leg and shot directly from a distance, the ball flew into the goal, the ball hit a little positive, but the power was too great, the goalkeeper of the Swiss team Steele reacted and touched the ball with his right hand, but the ball was just a little crooked, or straight into the goal and smashed into the net.
Steele stood up and rubbed his wrists, sat on the ground, and looked in the direction of the England bench complainingly, as if to say: "You still have such a strong player as a long-range shot, let him come on the field and kick me down, I won't have to stand here and be rubbed so many times in a row." ”
As the referee's whistle blew, the Swiss players sat on the grass, which was not only a physical exertion, but also a mental exertion, and for these professional players, this powerlessness in the game was the heaviest blow
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