Chapter 157: Coming off the bench
In the first half of the game, although the situation seemed to be a little passive, in fact, England's scoring chances were not less than the opponent's, so at halftime, Eriksen did not do much tactical arrangement, just let Phil. Neville replaced the less fit-fitting, veteran Paul Scholes at left wing-back.
Fitness is a serious issue in England, with the intensity of the league making it possible for players to feel tired in international matches. In the locker room, even the energetic Rooney sat panting and sitting on the chair with his head down, slowly recovering his strength, which can be seen.
'The only thing we have to solve now is that we have to try to recover as quickly as possible, after 90 minutes against Croatia, the players need to recover and that's the most important thing because we have one day less to recover than Portugal. In an interview with reporters before the game, Eriksen said with a little concern that this is one of the important reasons why he sent all substitutes in the last game of the group stage.
But to Wang's disappointment, Eriksen only glanced at him, but still did not choose to let him play.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and Wang Li returned to the field with his teammates, of course, he had to walk to the bench and continue to sit still.
"Allen, the boss is really stubborn and resolutely won't let you play, you should go and talk to him, I don't think Michael and Saul can run, it's all about making the team have better results!" As soon as Bridget got to the bench, he whispered.
Wang Li rolled his eyes, he knew that Brigitte was thick-skinned, but he didn't expect it to be so thick, obviously he wanted to play, but he still wanted to use himself as a gunman, "I don't have any hope for playing." ”
"Can you just bear to watch the team fall into passivity?" Bridget subconsciously shouted out, provoking the other players on the bench to look at this side, even Eriksen turned his head to glance, he immediately lowered his head and whispered: "Look at the female fans over there, how pitiful!" As he spoke, he pointed to the North Stand.
Wang Li turned his head to look, and then smiled bitterly, although he didn't care about these female fans in his heart, but no matter what, people came to cheer him on, but he didn't even have a chance to play, which would be more or less depressing.
However, he would not go to the stubborn Swede for that, because that would certainly not lead to good.
On the pitch, Portugal completed another attack, this time by captain Luiz. Figo, who fired a low right-footed shot from 26 yards in front of goal, was saved by James and the ball rolled off the line. In Wang Li's opinion, the ball was very accurate and powerful, and went straight to the left corner of the goal, but the 'nerve knife' James seems to be in good shape today, and has saved two consecutive goals for the Portuguese team, if he keeps this level, his reputation may be on par with Kahn and Buffon.
At this time, a puzzling scene appeared, the fourth official on the sidelines raised the substitution card, Figo, who had performed well, was replaced by Postiga, and it seemed that Scolari was still a little dissatisfied with him.
Figo took off the captain's armband with a solemn face and handed it to Gomez, and then came out directly from near the bottom line, burying his head all the way out of the field, his somewhat lonely back seemed to announce the fall of another superstar!
Louis. Figo!
This could be his last European Championship trip!
Looking at his back, Wang Li thought to himself at the same time, 'Will I be like this one day?' Then he immediately laughed and laughed at himself, "I'm not there yet!" Yes, from the World Youth Championship champion to the World Footballer of the Year, Figo has received countless honors in his life, while Wang Li has hardly won any honors, this is the gap between stars and ordinary players.
"Alan, go warm up!" Just when Wang Li was still silent in thought, a majestic voice directly pulled him back to warm up? Just have a chance to play?
Wang Li looked at Erikson in surprise, and immediately replied cheerfully: "Oh, oh, good boss!" ”
However, when he turned his head to look in the direction of the field, his face immediately became gloomy, in front of the Portuguese team's goal, Rooney was lying on the ground with his hands on his knees and his eyes closed in pain, it was obvious that he was injured!
Relatively speaking, Wang Li prefers to use his own strength to get the opportunity to play, rather than the injury of his teammates!
Wayne. Rooney is the best friend in this team with him, he doesn't want anything to happen to Rooney, even if he stays on the bench for the entire European Cup, in the minds of a Jianghu people in the Song Dynasty, friends are really the existence of two ribs.
In the 67th minute of the game, England made a substitution. Wayne Rooney went off injured and was replaced by No. 21 Allen. King!
Seeing Wang Li on the field, the on-site commentator immediately introduced: "The England team has replaced No. 21 Allen. Wang, according to the data, he is only 17 years and 135 days old, what is surprising is that he played 71 minutes in three group games, actually scored 4 goals, and now beats Henry, Rooney, Zidane, ranked first in the scorer list, this kind of goal efficiency reminds us of Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but he belongs to the England team! ”
The England fans in the audience were a little depressed when they saw Rooney injured, but when they saw Wang Li on the field, they were all excited, although this black-haired boy did not play much time, and his body was not outstanding, but his goal efficiency was the highest, and in England, he and Rooney are the same double stars, although it is a little regrettable that they could not see the double star combination on the field together, but the golden boy Owen and his cooperation are also worth looking forward to!
Come on, Alan, you're the best!
Alan, come on, you're the most handsome!
Come on, Alan, we all love you! ”
At this time, a neat female voice came from the east stand of the stadium, and everyone in the audience was attracted by this special cheering sound, which turned out to be the female fans in the east stand of the stadium!
As soon as Wang Ligang stood on the sidelines, they immediately stood up enthusiastically and put the pair of 'Allen, Allen, kissyou!' He held it high and began to shout in unison. Looking at their neat appearance, it is obvious that they have been rehearsing for a long time, and it seems that Wang Li's female fan group has begun to take shape and has a tendency to expand again.
Back on the field, Wang Li stood in Portugal's big penalty area, but he was really uncomfortable with the position of the center forward, and he unconsciously returned to the sideline of the big penalty area before the game restarted.
Seeing this, Eriksen on the sidelines frowned, in fact, he had expected this to happen, that is, the positions of Wang Li and Owen overlapped a little, both of them played the position of shadow striker, and rashly let Wang Li replace Rooney to play as a center forward, he would definitely not adapt.
But after these days of observation, Eriksen also has a general understanding of Wang Li's characteristics: speed, long-range shooting and dribbling, these three abilities make him play well in the shadow striker position, and there are always opportunities to score.
On the other hand, Michael. Irving, what he is best at is passing, which means that he can only play better if he is paired with a center.
The two have completely different technical characteristics, but they are both suitable for the shadow forward position, so every time Eriksen will let Wang Li replace Irving, but he would prefer to see these characteristics appear in one person, so that maybe he doesn't have to worry about it.
'Maybe a few more years in England and when this kid grows up, I'll be able to have such a well-rounded shadow striker?' The thought popped into Eriksen's mind, and perhaps for these world-class coaches, having an almost perfect player at their disposal is what they would most like, which would make them feel more comfortable and comfortable when it comes to formulating tactics.