"The game is over, England won the last round, 4-1, and in Group D, they won all three games and qualified as the top of the group without any suspense......"

"After Wansheng took charge of the England team, it only took 20 days to deliver a perfect result!"

"In this game, the England team showed a strong position, and Ukraine, as the host, had no chance at all! Many people say England are not favourites, but who knows if they perform in the group stage? ”

"Another game in Group D, with ten minutes to go, Sweden is currently leading France 2-0, if the game ends here, there will be three teams in Group D with all three points, according to the rules of the European Cup, Sweden will have one more goal difference than France, ranked second in the group and entered the quarterfinals!"

"France still have a chance, maybe 10 minutes can be a miracle ......"

"But Ukraine have already been eliminated early due to a goal difference of minus four, and if Sweden finish second in the group, Ukraine and France will have the upper hand, and they will almost be at the bottom of Group D......"

In the words of the match commentator, the England team and the English fans excitedly celebrated the victory, and regardless of the other teams, they won all three games to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Championship by overwhelming their dominance in the group. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

This is also the perfect first step towards the European Cup.

The match between Sweden and France came to an end amid the celebrations of England, and in the end France did not pull off a miracle in the final ten minutes, losing 2-0 to Sweden in their last game.

According to the rules of the European Championship group stage rankings, if the two teams have the same number of points, they must first compare the win-loss relationship, and if the win-loss relationship is also the same, they will compare the goal difference. Often, the win-loss relationship is enough to determine the order of the standings, but there is a complicated situation in Group D, with Sweden, France and Ukraine all 1-2 and the three teams have the same win-loss relationship, so it is necessary to compare the goal difference.

The results of the five matches in Group D were:

France 0:3 England.

Ukraine 0:2 France.

Ukraine 2:1 Sweden.

Sweden 0:3 England.

England 4:1 Ukraine.

Sweden 2:0 France.

Among them, England's goal difference is 9, France's goal difference is 'minus 3', Ukraine's goal difference is 'minus 4', and Sweden's is 'minus 2', so Sweden ranks second in the group with a goal difference and wins Group D's qualification, while France is eliminated in third place, and Ukraine has the fewest goal difference and ranks at the bottom of the group.

No one could have imagined this result.

After the last match between Sweden and England, almost everyone thought Sweden had been eliminated, losing both games and having little hope, but after a 2-0 win over France, they finished second in the group, while Ukraine, who won in the first round, finished bottom of the group.

When both Group D matches were over, the Swedes were the happiest to be in despair, but in the end they managed to achieve the feat of being in the group – a miracle for their first two rounds.

Many media have described Sweden's qualification as a 'miracle', such as "The Sun" said, "It's incredible, they should be grateful to England, England has a goal difference of three per game, which is very fair, and in the last game, Ukraine did not lose three goals, and the Swedish team was very dangerous." ”

More media are lamenting the elimination of the French team, "France and England are also favored, they are considered the most promising team in Group D, but in the end the French team still suffered elimination, unfortunately ......"

For Ukraine and manager Oleg Blokhin, the elimination was the result of mental preparation, even if they only lost by one goal, their goal difference was only the same as Sweden's, Oleg Blokhin admitted after the game, "England are a strong team, we don't see hope in the game, they are too good. ”

Speaking about the final result of Group D, Oleg Blokhin said, "The Swedes were lucky, but in the last game, they played very well, and the elimination of France was a bit of a surprise, and I thought it would be France and England who would qualify together. ”

"Anyway, our European Championship is over, and the rest belongs to the other teams. The three games in Group D have taught us a lot of lessons, there is still a lot to improve and we have to face up to the gap between us and the top teams......

As the protagonist of much attention, Wan Sheng did not talk about Group D again, "That's all in the past, there's nothing to talk about, I can only say, congratulations to Sweden, I wish them to go further." ”

"For us, qualifying from the group is not the goal, our goal is only to win the championship, and now we have only taken the first step, and there is still a big game ahead of us, so we need to continue to work hard and try to get through the last ......"

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Every step that followed was tough.

England in the quarter-finals, that is, the quarter-finals, against Italy, with Balotelli, Pirlo and many other stars, Italy must be one of the most difficult teams to play against, even if they cross Italy, England will meet the 'sky' Germany team.

In the eyes of the bookmakers, the German team is the most likely to win the championship.

They are currently priced at 3.25 to sit first of the eight teams, with England third at 3.90 and ahead of England at 3.40.

Italy's odds are only 9.50, which is related to Italy's poor performance in the group stage, otherwise they would not be able to rank second in the group and collide with England, but as reported by Milan Sports Newspaper after all the group stage, "Although the road to the top 8 for the Italian team is very bumpy, once it enters the knockout round, life and death are even more unpredictable." Because under this kind of cup elimination system, in addition to strength, there are many spiritual things......"

Italy is not easy to deal with.

However, the Italian players seem to be a little arrogant, after the results of the group stage, the Italian team striker Diamanti took the lead in "firing" when he participated in the press conference, "Don't look at the more beautiful England group stage, once they meet the Italian team, their result is only eliminated." ”

Diamanti, who briefly spent in the Premier League, 'thinks' knows English football, told reporters: "Maybe England can be 30 years ahead of us outside of the game, in terms of pitches and fans, but on the pitch we are stronger and play better. Even in terms of historical results, we are far better than them. Diamanti does not deny the strength of the England team: "I've only seen one England game against Ukraine and they played very well. Our game is going to be a big battle and we respect them, but there is no fear at all. ”

England and Italy play each other, and the 'core battle' is also a big attraction.

Morris or Pirlo, who is better?

In Diamanti's eyes, the answer is definitely Andrea Pirlo, "From what I've observed over the past period of time, I'm pretty sure that Pirlo is the best player in the world. I learned a lot from playing alongside him and had fun. ”

Of course, England's players see the opposite.

Every English player who played in the game can appreciate the importance of Morris, not to mention, Morris also helped England score 4 goals, he is the player with the most goals in the group stage of the European Cup, and the second-place Gomez has only scored 3 goals, in the European bookmaker's odds for the top scorer in the European Cup, Morris also beat Gomez, ranking first among all players, it is obvious that the bookmaker is as optimistic about Morris as the media and fans.

"Morris is a special one in the England team, compared to Wayne Rooney, Gerrard and others, he became famous late, and when he entered the national team, he was almost 27 years old, and now a few years later, his performance is getting better and better."

'In this England team, Morris is omnipotent, he's the core, he's the goalscorer, he's the defender, he's in charge of the whole team, and his performance is about the England team as a whole.

'In terms of goals alone, Morris has a very good individual quality and he always runs in the right position, which is one of the reasons why he can score so many goals as a midfielder......

"If you compare it with Andrea Pirlo, the latter is more of a superstar, a midfield master, rather than an indispensable core, and Morris brings a lot of things to the England team, such as some tactics, without Morris, even if it is 10,000 wins, the team can't play......"

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The European Championship is a dense competition, with the group stage followed by the knockout rounds, with the quarter-finals being played once a day.

Since England is in Group D, the last group, the third round of matches will be played on the 20th and 22nd, and the match between England and Italy will be played on the 25th, with a four-day interval between the group stage, in other words, England will not have a break.

Wansheng did not arrange a single morning break.

"It's not time for us to celebrate, we're just out of the group, it's still far from the championship!" Wan Sheng said to all the players.

They have to keep trying.

Even if there is no rest day, there are no players, England played very smoothly in the group stage, every player wants the team to really win the championship, it will be a great result, it is not easy for England to be great, they are not like Italy, Spain and Germany, they have won major championships in recent years, England has not performed well in the international arena for decades, everyone expects the team to play well.

The third round of the group stage did not take much energy from the England team, but the first day of training was still focused on recovery.

Wansheng has formulated a training plan for each player.

Most of them are back training, there is no personal training content, for the England team, every player is a big star, they don't need to train for individual strength, most of the time has to be used for tactical training, for overall coordination and routine drills, that is the most efficient way.

After more than 20 days, the England team has been playing, but the training effect is also very good, under the effect of 'cooperation', every day of training of the England team is better than that of other teams, half a month is equivalent to two months.

The whole team has improved very quickly, especially in some routines, many players are already familiar with it, but before the game against Italy, a very important training must be done, that is, penalties.

As Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said in an interview, "The current England team has an Italian-style style. ”

'England are a very well organised team that knows what they want.

'England now, waiting for the opponent to attack in the game and then attacking the opponent on the counter-attack, this is our Italian football, we have been masters in this area for a long time.

"The English realise that winning is the most important thing in a big tournament and Wan Sheng is a very successful manager and a very pragmatic manager. Italy must be wary of England's counter-attacks, but they also need to play to their strengths as much as possible: technique, speed and possession. It would be a mistake to rely on power and aerial balls against England. ”

As an Italian, Mancini is undoubtedly biased towards Italy, but his statement is very pertinent, England do play mainly on the counter-attack, and Italy also have a longer tradition of 'counter-attacking'.

Against Italy, it's easy to get a draw because the Italian defence is very strong, and the consequences of an impulsive attack are likely to be fatal.

Even if it has a football training master system that can bring more help to the team in attack, Wan Sheng is not absolutely sure, and will think that the England team will definitely be able to break through the Italian defense, but instead pursue attack, it is likely to give the Italians a chance, which is their forte.

So penalties are a must.

From the second day of training, Wansheng will spare one to two hours every day for all the players to practice penalty kicks, and at the same time, Wansheng will also put the effect of the 'national competition honor halo' on goalkeeper Joe Hart to test the effect of the skill.

Wan Sheng was not afraid of the penalty shoot-out, but the problem was the mentality of the England team.

England have a 'penalty losing tradition' and since 1990 they have lost five of their six penalty shoot-outs on international stage.

In 1990, they were eliminated by Germany 4-3 in the semi-finals......

1996 semi-finals 5-6 Germany......

1998 quarterfinals 3-4 Argentina......

2004 5-6 Portugal ......

2006 1-3 Portugal ......

The only win came in the quarter-finals of the 1996 European Championship on home soil, where England beat Spain 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw with Spain.

If you look at this history, you can see how 'bit back' the England team is.