Ahead of the game, the atmosphere in England was good, and everyone was talking about Joe Cole, who was the star of the day as his signing with Chelsea was announced.

Joe Cole signed a four-year contract extension with Chelsea, and over the past two seasons, the England midfielder has become a new discovery for club and country.

His future at Stamford Bridge will be assured following a contract extension with Chelsea.

'I'm happy that we quickly agreed on everything and I'll be at Chelsea for the next four years. I would like to thank the boss Roman and CEO Kenyon for this contract renewal. The most important thing is that I want to thank the Chelsea supporters, who have supported me since I joined the team. ”

'Chelsea is a great club with great fans. Once the World Cup is over, I'm going to be fully engaged in the new season and we're going to be fighting for the Champions Cup and all the other titles, and we have a good chance of winning the league for the third time in a row. ”

Those are the official language of Joe Cole, which was simply spoken by his agent, and the England teammates congratulated him and at the same time directly asked him to dinner, because Joe Cole's weekly salary is quite high, and this new contract has more than doubled his salary to 80,000 pounds a week, and the total amount of the four-year contract is as high as 16 million pounds, making him the highest salaryman in Chelsea.

While many people congratulate Joe Cole, they are also a little envious.

Even in the England team, the weekly salary of 80,000 pounds is considered to be the upper level, of course, this cannot be compared with Gerrard, Beckham and others, but it is definitely a relatively high salary among the twenty-three, which is much higher than other people such as Hargreaves and Neville.

Hargreaves joked that he is also moving to Chelsea.

Then a group of envious, jealous and hateful teammates were about to stab Joe Cole, but Joe Cole immediately shifted the topic to Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan's contract has not yet been negotiated, but the transfer is almost over. After the game, Zhang Zhenren will return to England to discuss his contract with Chelsea.

Everyone asked.

Most of his teammates have no particular idea of Zhang Tiehan's transfer to Chelsea, but they are very interested in his new contract, after all, Zhang Tiehan is the world's highest transfer of 100 million euros, so the new contract offered to him by Chelsea is really conceivable.

"Six years." Zhang Tiehan reported for a year.

Long time is for sure, Chelsea can't afford to settle for a three-year contract. To pay a transfer fee of more than 100 million euros, otherwise this transfer is too insecure.

There are many things involved in the transfer, but it is not only as simple as Zhang Tiehan coming to Chelsea to play, the transfer fee often involves Zhang Tiehan's contract in Liverpool, as well as the new contract signed by Zhang Tiehan and the club, etc., the transfer fee of 100 million euros can already explain a lot of things.

Even if the official contract has not yet been confirmed, it is guessed from experience that Zhang Tiehan's weekly salary will never be less than 160,000 pounds, that is. After moving to Chelsea, his annual salary will not fall below £8 million before taxes.

That's a staggering number.

You must know that Zhang Tiehan is only 22 years old at present, and he can have such a contract, Chelsea has paid a lot of price for him, and at the same time, Zhang Tiehan actually feels quite stressed, what kind of salary he gets, what kind of table he needs, and such a high salary table is good. Fans think it's normal, and the table is a little bit less. It will definitely be attacked by various media outlets.

Do you have such a high salary to start the club?

Everybody says that.

However, Joe Cole's diversion was not very successful, after all, Zhang Tiehan's contract has not yet been finalized, and Joe Cole has been finalized, and everyone unanimously discussed finding an opportunity to kill Joe Cole fiercely.

Joe Cole watched his teammates talk about how to spend their money, and felt that the whole world was a lot darker.

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Before the game, the whole England squad looked very low-key. In interviews with the media, they didn't mention the outcome of the game or anything, just that the team would try to win, but the confidence on their faces still revealed something.

On the contrary, Trinidad and Tobago seems to be trying to build confidence in the team. They were buoyant in front of the media before the game, perhaps because of the 10-man draw that gave Sweden their hopes of qualifying, and after the first round, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden tied for second place in the group, there is a real chance.

The team's midfielder Spann believes that the team has the quality to qualify from the group and enter the second stage.

"I'm happy for the team," he said. We showed the spirit of a warrior. Our table makes me believe that if we work together, we can move on to the second stage. ”

Spann is the player who wants Trinidad and Tobago to make it to the second stage. Because he was injured during the warm-up match in England, the team doctor believes that it will be difficult for him to fully recover before the end of the group stage. Spann himself is optimistic, believing that he will recover quickly and even compete in his first race.

Trinidad and Tobago's original goalkeeper Jack, who is still undergoing treatment, may be in a more complicated situation, with Hislop, who was over-performing in the first game, already posing a serious threat to his main position.

But the semi-regular of Trinidad and Tobago is hardly going to be interesting to the media – no matter what he says, he is too unremarkable.

And other players, like former Manchester United star Yorke, even if he doesn't say anything, the media will turn the conversation to him.

"England will see an interesting scene in the match against Trinidad and Tobago – David Beckham will be with his former close comrade-in-arms York, but without champagne or beer, just the murderous spirit of each fighting for his main master." So says the World Sport.

In an interview, Beckham also reminded his teammates, "Don't ignore York, even though he is 34 years old, I understand that he is the most dangerous of the opponents. ”

Beckham affirmed his friendship with York, "We have been friends for many years, comrades in arms who have been together through thick and thin. We spent the 1999 treble together at Manchester United. ”

However, with the big game just around the corner and Beckham having to put aside his friendship for the time being: "He's an outstanding player, so good that he can give any defender in the world a headache. So, as an opponent, we have to know every detail of him on the pitch. ”

Compared to the Manchester United era, Yorke is now the captain of the Trinidad and Tobago team. Beckham is also particularly wary of moving from the forward to the midfield, and he needs to deliver shells to his team-mates, "At Manchester United he always tries to play the ball for Ryan Giggs and Andy Cole, and he is fully capable of playing the heart of the midfield, which will bring a certain amount of difficulty to our defence. ”

David Beckham also reminded the squad about the fact that Trinidad and Tobago were playing against Sweden. 'They look like they're going to do something at the World Cup, so you should be careful.'

However, he is still strongly confident that England will win: "The opponents are physically ready to fight, but they lack the experience of the tournament and we can take advantage of that. ”

This is an interview two hours before the game.

It didn't take long for Trinidad and Tobago to respond, with Trinidad and Tobago calming down in response to the news about Wayne Rooney, Owen's form and England's forward options, Yorke said. 'It's not a big deal, it's how we dampen Becky's passes.

'England will be one of the favourites to win this World Cup, we are not, but we are not out of the question. We're newcomers, but let's not forget that anything can happen on the football pitch. ”

Yorke singled out his friend and England captain David Beckham, saying: "I'm sure anyone in the world who knows football knows what a great player Beckham is. Even today, I don't understand why Manchester United are willing to let him go. I think. Our biggest difficulty will be how to block Becky's pass, and of course I also remind my teammates not to foul in any position within half court, otherwise Becky's right foot will punish you. ”

York also said a few words about Zhang Tiehan, "He is an opponent, a top player to be wary of, and he is also the key to our desire to play well." We must always be vigilant about him. ”

At the same time, York also revealed that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants England to be beaten by Trinidad and Tobago.

"There are a lot of people around the world who want to see England beat, and most of them are in the countries north of England, including Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who would prefer to see England humiliated at the World Cup."

York also said that Ferguson had also sent him and Trinidad and Tobago his blessings. 'Everyone in Scotland, including Alex Ferguson, wants us to have a good performance against England and if we do well and we can score points against England, then I can be sure that Ferguson will call us the next day to congratulate us.

In fact, there are a lot of Scots who come to Germany to support Trinidad and Tobago.

It's not a secret, it's a fact that the whole world knows, Scotland and England both belong to England, but the two teams of Scotland and England have a bit of hatred for each other, maybe England doesn't care about Scotland, because England is stronger, but the Scots definitely don't want England to do well.

There are some historical reasons for this.

Either way, the Scots always want England to lose, especially now that Trinidad and Tobago have five players playing in the Scottish league.

In the following press conference, Dutchman Ben Hack and Eriksen also had some-for-tat meaning.

Ben Hack has already led Trinidad and Tobago to a miracle at the World Cup, reaching the World Cup final and drawing with Sweden, which can be called a miracle. Ben Hack was not afraid to face a strong England team, saying: "The Swedish players play for Barcelona and Juventus, the England midfielders play for Real Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea, and although our players come from lesser-known clubs such as Gillingham and Jablot, it is their unknown that makes them mysterious, we are better at encounters than strong teams, we have nothing to fear. ”

Ben Hack is convinced that his side can even win against England after pressing Sweden, "I used to be the manager of Real Madrid and I know very well that a team with a lot of big names is not easy to lead, compared to the children of Trinidad and Tobago who are more simple and obedient. It's more united, and when some teams are still arguing over who is going to take a corner, we have only one thought in our minds, to win. ”

Compared to Trinidad and Tobago's gunpowder, Eriksen looked lackluster in an interview.

In fact, he doesn't think it's necessary to fight to the death in a war of words with his opponent.

In Trinidad and Tobago, from the players to the coaches, they are saying 'fight for the win'. There is also a reason for that, because they are a weak team, their strength is poor, and they don't have enough confidence to play against England as a whole, so they keep talking about winning and bringing confidence to themselves and the whole team.

England boss Christian Eriksen didn't target his opponents, other than to say that if his team could win in the first half. Then he will bring on 17-year-old striker Theo Walket in the second half to experience the atmosphere of the tournament, "I don't want to put any pressure on Walcott, if we win the game, I will let him play again. ”

Walcott played in the last game, but his performance was very lacklustre, and he only scored six points after the game, but he was only a seventeen-year-old. And in the England team, it's nice to have a chance to play. Rooney also started playing for England at the age of seventeen, and the English media can expect another 'Rooney' to rise, and Walcott's performance is also good, he is worth 12 million euros, and his strength is not commented, but the potential is certainly outstanding.

England boss Christian Eriksen then expressed confidence in victory. He believes England are stronger and deserve to win, "Accidents are accidents after all, and we value our opponents as well as their emotions. Thus rejecting the unexpected. ”

Eriksen began by affirming the tenacity of Trinidad and Tobago, "This is a team that can make a difference in the World Cup, they are very tenacious and they are especially good defensively. ”

However, he also believes that Trinidad and Tobago play more emotionally than England players who play for high-level professional clubs, "A couple of great saves from Sislop have encouraged the Trinidad and Tobago people very well, but I believe that if we can score early, their psychological defences will be broken, and they don't seem to have the psychological foundation to handle a tournament like the World Cup." And that's where we come in. Of course, to deal with them, you can't let them 'go crazy' in the first place, that will be very dangerous. ”

That's it for the pre-match between the two teams.

As time went on, the Frankish Stadium in Nuremberg was already on fire, with both teams warming up and fans starting to enter the stadium.

According to Nuremberg police, more than 70,000 England players will support the team in Nuremberg, including more than 30,000 fans with tickets, considering that the Franks Stadium has a total of more than 45,000 seats, it is obvious that this game will definitely become the home of the England team.

In fact, this is also true.

When the fans finished entering, the two teams were still warming up on the field, at this time the stands around the stadium had begun to remember the voices of the fans, and there were countless voices cheering for the England team, there were too many fans wearing white England jerseys, and the scene already had the home atmosphere of the England team.

That's naturally what England want to see.

It's all fans on their own side, the game will be much better, and the atmosphere of the England team seems quite relaxed, but after returning to the dressing room, Eriksen still reminded everyone to play seriously, although the opponent is not strong, but also must deal with it seriously, so as to ensure that there will be no accidents.

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Finally, the Frankish Stade game begins.

The match between the two teams has been watched by fans for a long time, and now the Franks have almost become England's home stadium, with many fans shouting the names of England and their stars to cheer on the team.

But in the opening wave of attacks, England's table was not very good.

Joe Cole was cut off by a Trinidad and Tobago player on the flank, and then Trinidad and Tobago launched a counter-attack, a fluid and quick counter-attack that almost sent the ball into the England penalty area.

In the first minute of the game, the two sides attacked and defended each other.

It was England's turn to attack again, this time England advanced from the middle, Lampard and Zhang Tiehan did two foot coordination, and then Zhang Tiehan passed the ball to Gerrard, Gerrard received a pass in front of the penalty area and volleyed directly!

The football rushed into the fan stands like an anti-aircraft gun.

Gerrard shrugged his shoulders in embarrassment as the attack came to an end, and the game resumed as Trinidad and Tobago kicked the ball.

Compared to England's attack, Trinidad and Tobago's table Xiàn seems to be much better. They were not in a hurry in this wave of attack, but slowly cooperated to seek advancement, constantly passing and receiving the ball, and soon the football was hit to the front, and then striker S-John completed a strong shot, but was blocked out of the penalty area by Terry with his body.

It was only three minutes before the opening kick-off.

The two teams played offense and defense against each other. also had each other's shots, England's shot was completed by Gerrard, Gerrard's shot can be said to have no threat at all, before Gerrard's shot, England's pass was also very simple, Zhang Tiehan, Lampard, just two, there was not even a good cooperation and passing between them, but Trinidad and Tobago played very orderly. They continued to work together, on the flanks and in the middle, passing the ball to striker S-John, and then had a chance to shoot directly on goal.

In contrast, Trinidad and Tobago seem to be playing a little better than England.

It's better to work together, it's better overall, and it's more in offense, and it looks a little more flashy. How many people made England supporters a little depressed, and the England commentators all said it. "It looks like the players aren't in the groove yet...... he wants to explain why England are doing this.

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England fans were somewhat disappointed.

They thought that against a team like Trinidad and Tobago, there would be no suspense in the game. England should have pressed their opponents and left them powerless, but that doesn't look like that way right now.

What's going on?

Two rounds of advancement, the team is actually a little passive, not as good as the other party's table?

"Trinidad and Tobago were good, they had a powerful shot in the opening three minutes. The previous combination was also quick and accurate, and it looks like they are in better form than England, so it will be a lot more exciting. Neutral media commented happily.

As a neutral media and fans, many people have a mentality of supporting the underdog.

Trinidad and Tobago compared to England. Obviously, it is a weak person, and it is a very weak kind of weak, many people expect Trinidad and Tobago to play a miracle, so when they explain, they put Trinidad and Tobago in the position of the weak, but hope that they will show Xiàn better.

That mentality carries over to the pitch as well.

Trinidad and Tobago are not very confident in the face of England, so they will say before the game that they want to create a miracle and say that they can beat the England team, which is also to cheer for themselves and the team.

Now on the field, at the beginning they actually had a little advantage, they didn't feel too much pressure at all, but Trinidad and Tobago's confidence rose a lot anyway, and as a result, they played faster and faster, they felt that England was not in good shape, and since the opponent was not in good shape, then take advantage of the opportunity to score quickly.

That's what they think.

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But after all, the game has not been played for long.

In fact, England didn't feel that their side was in poor form, and the two attacks just now were just a test for them, and they didn't pay attention to them at all.

England lined up 451 today, with Rooney starting as the only striker.

Midfielders Steven Gerrard, Lampard and Zhang Tiehan formed an iron triangle in the middle, two wings Hargreaves and Joe Cole, Beckham did not start, and the difference between this formation and the previous game is Zhang Tiehan's position.

Zhang Tiehan was behind Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in the last game, and now he is in front of Gerrard and Frank Lampard.

The three central midfielders, all of whom are physical players, are good at long-range shots, which is also Eriksen's tactics, is a means of scoring for the England team, the two wings Hargreaves and Joe Cole are rare technical players in the England team, the skills at their feet are excellent, they can rely on their own ability, universal dribbling and passing to the middle opportunities, Rooney is at the front as the first point to attract the defense, he is also used by Eriksen as a single striker.

Erikson can't help it.

If Zhang Tiehan is used as a striker, Rooney will play the second striker, and the effect is not very good, because Rooney and Zhang Tiehan basically belong to the same type of striker, and there are few opportunities for Zhang Tiehan to play Rooney, and Frank Lampard and Gerrard can replace Rooney's role, so in fact, many positions in the front court overlap.

So Eriksen had no choice but to do so.

Zhang Tiehan obviously has a lot to play in central midfield, as his long-range shots are always a threat to opponents, and with him actually attracting more defence up front than Rooney at the first point, then Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are likely to find opportunities on either side.

It's tactics.

England played the simplest of football, Eriksen didn't do much to push forward, he just talked about the three ways to score - long-range shots, high balls and set-pieces, which are England's three sharp weapons and the most effective means of scoring goals.

England's attack is also looking for opportunities on these three points.

In the first ten minutes, England's overall performance was not very good, because their football was simple and Trinidad and Tobago did not have a difficult defense, but as the England players gradually settled into the game, the frequent attacking effect began to show.

In the 11th minute, Gerrard and Zhang Tiehan completed their cooperation and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

Gerrard then played a pass to the wing, Hargreaves received the ball and was about to cross, but hesitated and knocked the ball back to Gerrard, who also made a kick-to-cross movement, but he chose to cross it to Lampard again.

Frank Lampard finally finishes his feet!

A long-range shot twenty meters from the goal!

The power is very strong, the play is a little positive, the football was pounced by goalkeeper Hislop, but bounced into the penalty area, at this time Zhang Tiehan was already in the penalty area, the ball bounced quite high, rose high into the air, fell high, enough for the players in the penalty area to judge the landing point.

Zhang Tiehan ran to the landing point as soon as possible.

He was in the main position, carrying the two aggregate defenders of Trinidad and Tobago, Lawrence and Sancho, and then jumped directly to the football and slammed it!

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Everyone in the audience watched.

The moment Frank Lampard shot the goal, many people exclaimed, and when they saw Heathrop save the ball, the England fans at the scene were somewhat disappointed, but the football bounced into the box.

"There's still a chance!" The England commentator shouted.

Next, the fans saw Zhang Tiehan appear at the football landing point, and their hearts beat faster, Zhang Tiehan...... When it comes to Zhang Tiehan, almost all fans who are familiar with him can think of his two major weapons for scoring goals - headers and long-range shots, and now is the opportunity to head the goal.

Trinidad and Tobago have two centre-backs in defence.

But what did the two of them count?

Zhang Tiehan is in the Premier League, but he can carry the two central defenders of Manchester United, Chelsea and other teams to put the ball into the goal, and more than once, and now he is standing on the World Cup stage, facing the two central defenders of Trinidad and Tobago, all England fans are looking forward to it.

Zhang Tiehan jumped, and their hearts also jumped.

Then they watched the top of Zhang Tiehan's head make contact with the football, and no one blinked at that moment, everyone didn't want to miss this scene, and all the cameras also pointed over.

A hard bang.

A drop of sweat on the cheeks is clearly visible!

The football changed direction and rushed towards the goal of Trinidad and Tobago, and at this moment, Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Hislop had just stood up, and he watched the football fly again, gritting his teeth and making a save.

But after all, the body is a little unstable.

He was right, but couldn't get the ball out again.

The soccer ball flew in front of his hands into the goal, and then his body fell halfway to the grass, and the only thing he could do was to turn his head to look at the ball that fell into the goal, and his eyes showed a look of helplessness.

The ball still went in.

In the twelfth minute of the game, Zhang Tiehan's header scored for England to score first! (To be continued......)