Chapter 324: Turning Decay into a Magical Tactical Change

Two hours later.

New Divioli Stadium in Innsbruck.

Maniac Lee and his Three Lions face Norway, the last opponent of the group stage of this European Championship!

England's popularity at the 35,000-seat New Divoli Stadium was undoubtedly full due to successive victories over Greece and Spain, with fans from neutral countries coming to witness the myth of Lee's victory, in addition to England and Norwegians.

This game is definitely a back-to-back battle for Norway to win by a big score to have any hope of advancing to the last eight, so head coach Rehard sent a 4-2-3-1 strongest lineup.

And the England team due to the injury of three main players such as Owen, 17-year-old Daniel Storich really got the chance to start! High striker Crouch took a rest, and Ashley Young and Stanridge formed a two-fast pairing.

James Milner was pushed up front, with Tottenham Hotspur's talented winger Aaron Lennon and Blues Chelsea talent Joe Cole on the wings.

At the back is still captain David Beckham.

The back line was unchanged and Liverpool's young goalkeeper Carson unexpectedly got a starting spot in place of solid Joe Hart.

“…… In the case of having already secured qualification, Madman Lee has made a big rotation of the starting lineup of the England team, and the players who have not been given the opportunity to play before have entered the squad, and many people predicted before the game that the England team will deliberately lose to cause trouble for the Spanish team...... It is estimated that after seeing the starting lineup of Crazy Lee, Aragonés will also think the same...... However, a win is not enough for Norway to qualify, and Rehardd's side will need at least a four-goal lead at the New Divioli Stadium to be able to overpower Spain in terms of goals to advance to the last eight, but the demands of facing such a madman Lee are almost no different from asking a skinny ant to overturn a multi-ton elephant, and so far few teams have been able to score more than four goals in his coaching career......

Commentator Sester said that the Three Lions, who had won two in a row, had already qualified, so there was no pressure on the Englishmen for this game, all they had to do was enjoy the game.

…… Innsbruck city time at 20:00.

Force~~~~ German whistle van der blew the whistle for the start of the game.

England, dressed in red, kicked off first, attacking from the left end of the pitch to the right.

The cheers and singing from the stands once again resounded at the New Tivoli Stadium.

No one noticed that Italian coach Donadoni appeared in the stands of the new Tivoli Stadium with a bitter face.

England's win over Norway should not be a problem, and with the Azzurri Italy having to face the feared Three Lions in the quarter-finals, Donadoni will be hoping to get a closer look at England's technical and tactical play in the hope of finding a way to overcome them!

…… Less than 10 minutes into the game, the deadlock on the field was broken.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that it was not the strong England team that scored first, but the "fish belly" Norway.

Although he has been heavily promoted by Li Tongfan and his potential is also favored by many industry insiders, Chelsea youngster Manzioni's current ability and game experience have really made the right side of the Three Lions a weakness.

In the last game against Spain, Manzioni was once beaten by Torres, but fortunately, Li Tongfan made full preparations in advance to let Gerrard, the soul of the Liverpool team with a balanced attack and defense, help defend in time, so there were no major problems. However, right winger Aaron Lennon, who started today's game, was a pure attacking player who did not like to defend and could not provide enough help to Manzieni...... Therefore, in the ninth minute and 30 seconds of the game, the Norwegian team made a strong break down the right through the fierce man Reiser who was mentioned by Reha to the left midfield, saved Manzioni and then crossed, and the high school striker Karui beat John Terry with a header...... Due to the proximity, goalkeeper Carson, who made his first appearance for England at the European Championship, was helpless in the face of the shot!

1:0!

Norway took an unexpected lead.

“…… The hole on Manzioni's side was caught by the Norwegian team, and Maniac Lee had to make adjustments as soon as possible! Gareth Barry, who came off the bench in the last game, may have been a good option...... "After conceding the goal, the commentator Sester was not in a hurry.

But the Norwegian commentator was extremely excited: "goal!! goooooal!! Karui!! We are ahead, it was the first goal, and as long as we keep playing like this in the next games, it will not be difficult to score three more goals, Norway, come on!! ”

The Norwegian commentator proved to have a talent for being a prophet, because less than five minutes after he finished shouting, Norway scored again - again on the right side!

This time it was Norway's striker Pedelsen who broke through Manzieni.

Pederson used three high-speed bicycle movements in a row to get rid of Manzioni's defense, and made a strong mowing cross close to the ground, and the 1.94-meter-tall high school striker John Caroo stretched out his long legs and pushed in the direction of Carson's attack, and the football went into the net...... 2:0!

“goal…… goal…… goooooooooooooal! ”

At this moment, the Norwegian commentator screamed like a fat pig stabbed by a butcher on the slaughter rack with a knife with long ears: "Second goal!" Second goal!! We're going to work a miracle, God, not only do we have to advance to the top 8, but we also have to break the myth of the undefeated madman Lee......"

And Sester, the British commentator who has not been in a hurry, is finally a little anxious: "Against a team like Norway, England's start is really a nightmare, let this nightmare end quickly......"

…… In the stands.

The Italian coach Donadoni, who had been watching the game carefully, wrote down a lot of things in his notebook.

Manzioni is England's weakness, which everyone knows, but the crazy Lee protected this very well, so neither Greece nor Spain took their chances. In this regard, Donadoni actually really admires the madman Li ...... However, the performance of the Norwegian team just now reminded Donadoni that weakness is weakness, and no matter how well it is protected, just another mistake is enough to be fatal. With Norway's attacking power, it can open a gap on this side, so can Italy also make a fuss in this regard? Even if the madman Lee will once again send the more capable Gerard to help defend again, there will always be loopholes, right?

…… The 2-0 scoreline was a bit big, but it was still in a bearable stage for England fans in the stands at the New Devoli Stadium.

Because, at this time, less than 20 minutes have passed in the game, with the strong attack power of the Three Lions and the on-the-spot command ability of the coach Maniac Lee, it is not impossible to reverse!

And it turns out that the confidence of England fans is not without reason.

Soon, to the rousing tune of "God Save the Queen", England pulled one back with a free-kick from captain David Beckham.

It was David Beckham's third goal in three games at this tournament and the second direct free-kick. As a midfielder, Beckham has gradually surpassed David Villa, Torres and others in the scorers' charts, second only to teammate Michael Owen's four goals...... At the critical moment, you still have to rely on the captain!

2:1!

Such a score made the Norwegian commentator lament: "This is terrible! We need to score at least three more goals to qualify, which is ...... It's difficult! ”

…… After England relied on David Beckham's goal to pull one back, everyone thought the game was going to be back on the beaten track, but it was at this time that a sudden change occurred - in the 35th minute, Norway won a free-kick on the right side of the penalty area.

In the face of many teammates in the penalty area, forward Pederson unexpectedly knocked the football across the middle, and Liverpool's hunk Reese won the ball near the arc of the penalty area, and the ball flew out like an angry cannonball, smashing on the defenders of the England team in the penalty area, producing a clear change of direction...... "Oh, no!" Manzioni again, is this little guy the source of the England team's nightmare? The three goals conceded are all directly related to him, God, let him disappear from the field......" Sester groaned in pain.

And the commentator of the Norwegian team...... This guy felt that his heart was about to lose it if he went on like this!

…… Until the end of the first half, the score remained 3:1, and the Norwegian team unexpectedly temporarily led the strong England team at the New Tivoli Stadium!

Rehard's onslaught on Manzioni's side has worked wonders!

Fifteen minutes later, the two teams changed sides and fought again!

Crazy Lee did not make substitutions, but the players of the England team were red in the eyes as if they had seen a mob who killed their father's enemy, and the situation on the field changed dramatically in the second half.

The two flanks of Aaron Lennon and Joe Cole lived, Ashley Cole and Manzioni launched a counterattack without hesitation in the face of the Norwegian team's onslaught, especially the teenager Manzioni, although he was used as a sieve by Reese at the defensive end, but when he inserted the assist, he cooperated with Aaron Lennon tacitly, playing with the Norwegian team's left wing-back Fagiri between applause.

In the stands.

Donadoni's eyebrows furrowed.

Although there were no substitutions, the tactical arrangement of the master madman Lee with offense and defense easily restrained the Norwegian team's offensive, compared to the outstanding players such as Reese, John Karui and Pedersen in the frontcourt, the Norwegian team's backline is really not on the table, but in terms of individual ability, none of the four defenders is even comparable to Manzioni!

Since Manzioni will be regarded as a weakness by Rehardd, then with the fierce attack power of the England team that is several times higher than that of the Norwegian team, as long as they are no longer led by the nose by the opponent like in the first half, each of the four people in the Norwegian team's backline is a weakness!

It's a simple tactical adjustment, but it has the function of turning decay into magic!

Seeing this, Donadoni closed his notebook and turned to leave the venue early. If nothing else, England will soon be able to score............ Although Donadoni's results in leading the Italian team are not significant, his judgment of the game situation this time is still very accurate. Shortly after his departure, England put on a series of goalscoring performances!

In the 50th minute, Daniel Staulic nodded home after receiving a clever pass from Lennon...... 2:3!

In the 57th minute, Ashley Young received Beckham's through ball against offside and shook past the goalkeeper to push the empty goal...... 3:3!

In the 64th minute, Joe Cole hit a strange world wave arc from 40 meters from goal on the left side of the penalty area...... 4:3!

In the 78th minute, David Beckham took a corner kick and Steven Taylor headed it over...... 5:3!

England team, playing crazy...

(To be continued)