No. 545: Heroes? Sinner!
With Kending's arrival, the U.S. team could no longer threaten England's goal from the air, and after returning again and again to no avail, the U.S. team began to adjust their tactics and attack from the ground.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Girard, who opened the scoring for England, made a low-level mistake, and Dempsey broke through the middle and turned around in succession to get rid of Gerrard!
Girard was shaken to the ground by Dempsey!
If Girard's fall was not the biggest problem, then the performance of goalkeeper Green next plunged the whole of England into a huge disappointment.
After Dempsey got rid of Gillard, he didn't wait for Kenting to make up for it and fired a low shot from 25 yards from goal!
The shot was not very threatening, the power was not very great, and the angle was not tricky, but Green actually made a fatal mistake when leaning over to hold the ball, and he got rid of it!
By the time he turned around to catch the ball, the ball was slowly rolling across the goal line!
National Television shouted, "The ball is in!" Entered! Entered! Entered! ……”
"Great Dempsey, he helped the USA equalize!"
Sky TV commentator Kent looked at the stadium dumbfounded, and only after half a salary did he say bitterly: "God! …… Green actually got rid of it! ”
German national television shouted: "Girard and Green made mistakes one after another, and Dempsey helped the United States equalize with a shot that was not too threatening!" ”
"Football is like that, it's full of accidents and no one knows what's going to happen in the next moment!"
Spanish national television said: "Kentin came on the field to make the aerial bombardment of the American team return again and again, and Bradley immediately adjusted his tactics and changed from high-altitude bombing to ground attack." It worked wonders and it was an immediate goal! ”
"England's mistake was fatal, Girard went from hero to sinner!"
"Green is the biggest sinner, and his escape directly led to the equalizer for the United States!"
A deafening cheer erupted from the south side of the stadium, and a piercing sound of vuvuzula rang out!
An American fan waves a banner in his hand. "Americans don't just play basketball, they can play football too!" ”
There was silence in the North Stands, filled with endless disappointment, and the whole of England fell silent......
On the court, Dempsey first covered his mouth in surprise, and then flew happily on the court. Grimm, who had fallen on the turf, buried his head deep in the turf, and Girard, who had just risen from the turf, bowed his proud head with his waist thrust into his waist......
The American bench turned into a sea of joy, in stark contrast to the England bench. Capello angrily smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand against the turf, and there was a deathly silence and disappointment behind him......
Wang Rui closed his eyes slightly, his expression was serious, no one knew what he was thinking......
England fell from heaven to hell......
In the group of reporters on the sidelines, American reporters shouted excitedly:
"What a beautiful save!"
"What a beautiful fall!"
"The English really can't play basketball, they can't even hold such a simple ball......"
When the English journalists heard these sarcastic words, their faces were extremely ugly, but they could not refute them in the face of the facts.
Seven minutes later, the Brazilian referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. The two sides fought to a point of one.
There was a lively atmosphere in the American dressing room, they were God-favored, and Dempsey, the scorer, was beaming with happiness after being congratulated by his team-mates.
Coach Bradley was smiling. The pre-match war of words worked, and the team did not get frustrated after conceding a lightning goal when the score was down, through active scramble. Not lagging England on the field.
More importantly, they were lucky to equalise.
'In the second half we still have to fight like we did in the first half and keep putting pressure on them. Maybe they'll give us a big gift! ”
Bradley muttered: "England are not as scary as we thought, they still have holes in the back, as long as we can take our chances, anything can happen! ”
……
There was a bit of a gloomy atmosphere in the England dressing room, and after Gillard's lightning strike, they thought it would be an easy win today, but things didn't happen and there was something big wrong at the back.
This is from heaven to hell.
Girard apologized to everyone: "I'm sorry I made the team passive! ”
Green immediately stepped forward and said, "No, Captain, it's me who should apologize, it's my mistakes that make things worse." ”
Frank Lampard remained silent after a struggle, and he passed up the golden opportunity to smash Girard. Forget it, give this opportunity to the media, since Capello chose him as captain, it means that the Italians will protect him at this time.
Capello frowned, looked at Girard and Green and said, "You all sit down, now is not the time to apologize, no one dares to guarantee that they will not make mistakes." If you feel guilty, give yourself 100 percent in the second half. ”
"We've got half a game left!"
Frank Lampard sighed inwardly: sure enough, the Italian will protect his chosen captain at this time......
Capello looked at Kentin and said: "Kentin deserves credit, he played very well and continued to do so. ”
Kending had a shy smile on his face, but he immediately realized that he couldn't laugh at this time, so he immediately withdrew his smile. Peter tapped him on the shoulder, raised a frown, and gave him a thumbs up.
Wang Rui is also happy for his friend, no matter what, this is the glory of the Wolves team......
The Italians then began to sum up the first half, propose solutions to the problems that arose, and arrange the second half.
……
In the VIP seat, FA president Trisman had a solemn expression, and if he failed to win the first game and win the opener, the pressure on the remaining two games would be great.
As president of the FA, his honour is closely linked to the team's results, as the FA's main task is to manage the national team.
The senior FA official next to him whispered to him: "You see I don't need to call Capello?" ”
Trisman shook his head lightly and said, "He knows what to do, we have to trust him, and he is a very assertive person, and he may not listen to your opinion." ”
The Italians are notoriously stubborn, and the official pouted and said: "I'm also for his good, Wang didn't start has surprised many people, you see the first half of the game, we didn't show the demeanor of a strong team at all, we didn't dominate the field, and the United States team even had more shots on goal than us." ”
"If this game ...... If we fail to take it down, how will the media criticize him? ”
Triesman said firmly: "Capello is stubborn, but he is not stupid, he will let the king play. ”
The official sighed, "I also know that he will let the king play, but if it is too late...... What can the king do? ”
Triesman exhaled a long breath and said firmly, "You're wrong! ”
The official was stunned: "What's wrong, could it be that Capello will let Wang play as soon as the second half starts?" ”
Trisman shook his head and said, "No, I'm not talking about that, and I don't know when the king will play. What I'm saying is that even if the king plays for even one minute, he can change the result! ”
"He's the kind of guy who can change the world in a second!"
The officer looked at Triesman with his mouth wide open, shocked and speechless, God, you have so much faith in that little guy? (To be continued.) )