Sweden didn't expect England to score so quickly!

Before the game, they were determined to fight to the death with England, not only to qualify, but also to seize the slightest opportunity not to collide with the German team, in the bookmaker's World Cup odds, the German team's chances of winning the championship are lower than the England team, but that is just the opinion of the public fans, saying that England has a chance to win the championship, that is to look at their stars, look at Beckham, look at Zhang Tiehan, look at Rooney, etc., but for the World Cup, and have the opportunity to play against the two teams, obviously the German team is more tricky.

Sweden don't just want to qualify, they also want to stagger Sweden in the round of 16 of the World Cup.

That is, they want to fight for the first place in the group!

If you want to win the group, you have to beat England, and since the last game against Paraguay, Sweden have been preparing and they have worked hard defensively.

Swedish coach Lagerbeck watched the video of the England team's game, over and over again, he knows very well that the shortcomings of the current England team lie in the finishing and coordination, if the skills of the players are fighting hard with England, then his team will not have a little chance, so he will pay more attention to the overall formation of the arrangement, dense defense, and at the same time use positioning and running to make the England team not easy to pass and receive the ball, and at the same time work hard in the midfield, so that the England team does not have the advantage of the midfield.

That's the tactics of the Swedish team.

Lagerbeck believed his side could still compete with England, but what he didn't expect was that the opposition would score so quickly.

It was a goal that was purely a personal play by the star!

After the England team completed the counter-robbery, the football was handed to Zhang Tiehan's feet, and then Zhang Tiehan broke through one person and scored directly with a single shot.

Such a goal made the Swedish team feel helpless.

There was no cooperation in the whole goal process, and there was nothing about tactics, positioning, etc., it was completely the opponent's No. 13 personal ability breakthrough. It was fast enough, the shot was accurate enough, and then the ball went in...... It's frustrating, there's no way, that's how Lagerbeck felt about the goal.

After the restart, Lagerbeck stood on the sidelines. Commanding the team's defense, and at the same time telling the team's defenders to pay attention to the opponent's number 13!

He emphasized this phrase many times.

It was said over and over again before the game, but the Swedish players had no experience with Zhang Tiehan after all, at least most of the players didn't, they could only go to close defense, or pay more attention on the field, and not let Zhang Tiehan get the ball easily, once he got the ball. Nearby defenders immediately pressed for it.

That's the limit of what they can do.

This kind of direct blockade is indeed very effective, and then it is not easy for Zhang Tiehan to get the ball, and it is also difficult to bring forward after getting the ball, the opposing player would rather give up other people's defense, but also block him, he can't break through several players alone, especially when the opponent is very cautious.

He also felt helpless.

But the game has just begun, and Zhang Tiehan is not too anxious.

For Zhang Tiehan. There were many reasons to win this game, such as the 'breaking the Swedish curse' that the whole team wanted. Another example is his heart to pursue victory - as long as it is a game, he must strive for victory, and another example is that his relatives and friends are watching the game, and it is watching it live, parents, sisters, friends, lovers...... Lovers? In short, a lot of people are in the fan stands, and so many people come to support them. He must fight for victory.

Zhang Tiehan's attack was hindered, but in fact, the offensive of the whole England team was still very fierce.

The Swedish team had to defend Zhang Tiehan carefully, and sometimes there was negligence in the defense of others, in the thirteenth minute. Zhang Tiehan got the ball to attract the defenders and passed the ball to Joe Cole, who crossed from the wing, and Owen rushed forward on the left side of the box to head the ball into the net with a header, and just as he was about to celebrate the goal, the referee signaled offside.

Owen argued with the referee for a few words, and finally could only smile wryly at his teammates.

In this World Cup, he played in two consecutive games, but his table was not very good, he did not score a goal, and Rooney in the recovery was much better than his table, and finally ushered in a goal, but was ruled offside, and Owen was also very helpless.

Zhang Tiehan is also full of sympathy for Owen.

Whether it was offside or not, Owen's shot just now was pretty good, and if the referee hadn't blown it off, the ball would have been perfect.

However, England as a whole was not greatly affected, although many fans vented their dissatisfaction in the spectator stands with various expressions, but England was a one-goal lead, and the fans did not make too much trouble, and from the big screen, Owen's position just now was indeed a little forward, half a position ahead of the opposing defender.

"It's a pity for this goal, but the linesman can't raise the flag too much, Owen's position is a bit forward, maybe the golden boy is in a hurry to watch Xiàn, he didn't score in the first two games, and Rooney, who is recovering in the same position, has scored, Gerrard scored two goals, Beckham's table Xiàn is also very good, Zhang Tiehan...... The pressure on the golden boy in the team is also very high, if he still can't play well in this game, in the knockout stage, I think he can only be a substitute in the front court......"

That's for sure.

Owen is also a substitute in the front court now, although he started in the first game, but in fact, it was because of Zhang Tiehan's tactical relationship, otherwise he would not have a chance to start, Rooney and Zhang Tiehan each occupy a position, Gerrard, Joe Cole and others can also play forward, and only after Zhang Tiehan, and need a special tactic of double forwards, Owen has a chance to start, otherwise he can only be a substitute.

The Swedish team's defense against Owen is not much, in fact, before the start of the game, Ragbeck did not think about the defense of Owen at all, the English golden boy is out of luck in their opinion, his threat is not as good as the usual Beckham, Beckham's passing is a big threat, but what does Owen have?

When he's in average form, he's just a very mediocre striker, and he's in full form...... Wherever England are in full form, there is no need to think about it.

But it has to be said that if they ignore Irving, Irving has more opportunities.

When Zhang Tiehan's appearance was a little silent, the front court became the world of Owen and Joe Cole. Owen is the first striker, he always has a chance and his team-mates pass the ball through, while Joe Cole is quite active on the left and his constant dribbling is a highlight on the pitch.

The two kept showing each other, causing a lot of trouble for the Swedish team's defense.

But fans watching the game will soon know. Other people's table xiàn is table xiàn, table xiàn does not mean a goal, and Zhang Tiehan is a very terrible player as soon as he has a table xiàn - in the 31st minute, Zhang Tiehan suddenly broke out!

This time Joe Cole transferred the ball to Zhang Tiehan on the wing, Zhang Tiehan was far away from the goal, and two Swedish players came to press, just a few times in this situation, Zhang Tiehan would choose to pass the ball to his teammates, but this time Zhang Tiehan did not do that.

He suddenly threw the ball to the left. Started the pursuit and threw the Swedish midfielder in front of him to his side, and another Swedish player immediately came over to scramble, but Zhang Tiehan was a small change of direction, facing the standard 'closed' defense, he carried two people with his body and passed through the gap in the middle!

The Rheinland Energy Stadium in Cologne became popular in an instant!

England fans were cheering for Zhang Tiehan loudly, and when they saw Zhang Tiehan break through the defense of the two, they immediately became excited. Joe Cole has been on the dribbles a lot, but his dribbling is really just protecting the ball. The passing opposing players can also chase them quickly, and his breakthrough on the side only brings the ball forward, Zhang Tiehan is different, his passing is really passing, because his speed is very fast, generally speaking. He can't catch up with the players he passes, and he always leaves the players behind before he gets the ball.

He's always done that.

So in comparison, Zhang Tiehan's passing moves are not good-looking, and he relies more on his physical advantages to force breakthroughs, but more fans like to watch Zhang Tiehan's passes. They like to see the weak look in the opposing players......

The two Swedish players who were left behind by Zhang Tiehan were indeed very weak, after they were thrown away, they turned around and chased the ball as soon as possible, but when they completed the turn and started again, Zhang Tiehan had already started and ran forward with the ball.

As for whether they are embarrassed or not, they don't think about it anymore, they just hope that their teammates can block it for a moment, then they can chase after it.

But at this time, the Swedish formation is a bit threatening.

There are also two Swedish defenders in the middle of the midfield, but one of them has to keep an eye on Owen, and the other has been standing in front of the penalty area, and he needs to face Zhang Tiehan's breakthrough.

This is Melberg.

Melberg is a very strong centre-back in Sweden and is already familiar with Zhang Tiehan, who moved to Aston Villa in the Premier League in 2001 and has played Zhang Tiehan directly twice so far.

In terms of national team, Melberg was the Swedish Footballer of the Year in 2003.

He was selected for the national team for the first time in February 2000 against Italy. His position on the pitch is right-back, having featured at the 2002 World Cup. In the 2004 European Championship qualifier against Poland, Melberg scored his first goal since joining the national team.

For the club, Merberg has had smooth sailing. He was selected by Degerfors IF (Swedish: Degerfors-IF) in the Swedish Premier League in 1996. In 1997, after Degerfors' relegation, Melberg moved to AIK Solna. However, he spent only 10 months at AIK Solna before joining La Liga side Racing Santander before joining Aston Villa in the Premier League in 2001.

Such a fast jump club experience is not easy for a defender, after all, defenders are different from frontcourt players, they have to show Xiàn's steady dìng, but steady dìng also means not outstanding, from this point of view, it can also be seen that Melburg is indeed very good.

His best thing about him is his decisiveness.

His defensive judgment is very decisive, and his kick is also very decisive, this time when he faced Zhang Tiehan alone, he cautiously tried to stare at the football at Zhang Tiehan's feet, and then kicked...... Foul - Directly stepped on Zhang Tiehan's leg, didn't care whether it was the ball or the person, and then quickly grabbed Zhang Tiehan's jersey and shrugged at the referee.

A tactical foul!

The referee did not hesitate to give Melburg a yellow card, and Melberg turned to face the free-kick without arguing.

That's decisiveness.

Seeing Zhang Tiehan rushing towards him just now, Melburg knew that it was difficult to limit the opponent by relying on his own defense, and he had faced Zhang Tiehan many times in the Premier League, and each time the result was not very good, if Zhang Tiehan broke through. Melberg was sure it would be another goal, so he opted for a direct tactical foul.

His movements were not big, just a gesture, and his kicks were not too ruthless.

He also smiled kindly at Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan also shook his head helplessly, and responded with a smile, although the other party had fouled. But it was obviously a deliberate foul, not aimed at anything, this is a football game, and a tactical foul is also a strategy in a football game, although the opponent interrupted his attack, but also received a yellow card, and the team also got a free kick, it is really hard to say who suffered on both sides.

But conceding a goal is definitely the losing side compared to the opponent receiving a yellow card.

But if you can turn this free kick into a goal. Melburg was tantamount to getting a yellow card for nothing, and Sweden suffered a big loss.

This free kick is on the outside of the big penalty area, about 35 meters from the goal, the angle is still a little off, the distance is a little too far, Beckham is not on the field, Gerrard, Lampard is not there, this distance free kick. Joe Cole can't take the spot, let alone Hargreaves and Jenas. Irving...... Will he make free throws?

There is no need to fight for anything at all, Zhang Tiehan has become the only choice.

The Swedish team doesn't care much about this ball, Zhang Tiehan's free throws still have a certain threat, but the threat is definitely not as big as Beckham's, and most importantly, the distance of this ball is really a bit far. At 35 meters, even if his right leg is very strong, it is not easy to go over the wall and score the ball directly, because the goalkeeper has enough reaction time during the flight of the football.

Zhang Tiehan stared at the position of the football. Looking at the three-man wall of the Swedish team, he looked in the direction of the Swedish team's penalty area, looked in the direction of the goal, and silently made a judgment.

This goal is not good to kick directly!

He shoots a lot from a distance on weekdays, but the angle of this ball is not very good, the distance is really a bit far, even if he has a lot of strength, but the distance and angle determine that this ball is not easy to kick, and at the same time there is a human wall blocking, he wants to pass the ball through the human wall, and then quickly hit the goal is not easy.

Eventually, Zhang Tiehan said to Joe Cole, "It's better for you to come." ”

Joe Cole was stunned and didn't understand what Zhang Tiehan meant, Zhang Tiehan winked at the smile, pretending to leave, and suddenly said a few words in Joe Cole's ear, Joe Cole nodded immediately, the action was very secretive, and he couldn't see it at all if he didn't pay careful attention, everyone else was looking at Zhang Tiehan, who knew that he suddenly walked away to the side, as if he was waiting for Joe Cole to go to the free throw.

Sure enough, Joe Cole was standing in front of the ball.

At this time, many English players were still a little dissatisfied, and complained to Zhang Tiehan, "Cole can't do it, it's better for you to come", Zhang Tiehan smiled and didn't say anything, even Terry said so, he and Joe Cole played for Chelsea at the same time, and naturally knew Joe Cole's free kick, this goal is really a bit too far for Joe Cole.

The Swedish team has lined up the human wall.

At this time, the other England teammates also reacted and stood parallel to the Swede wall, ready to fight for the point.

Zhang Tiehan also made a look of walking inward.

It seems that he is also going to fight for the point, at this time the Swedish players reacted, it turned out that this was a tactical free kick, Joe Cole's footwork is good, so that his starting point is definitely not bad, and then Zhang Tiehan and others go to fight for the position to shoot, which is naturally the best choice.

I see!

"Kerr came to take the free-kick, it seems that it was a negotiated tactical free-kick, Zhang didn't choose to take the penalty, it wouldn't be a direct shot, Joe Cole is not good at direct shots from such a long distance. We can look forward to the next penalty kicks, Zhang is still very advantageous in terms of grabbing points, he scored 16 headers for Liverpool in the Premier League this past season, the number of header goals, the number of goals, the number of goals, his height, body and heading ability, are very outstanding in world football......"

The English commentator kept laughing.

England fans are also looking forward to it, with their eyes on the direction of the Swedish penalty area and hoping it will be a good opportunity. On the contrary, the Swedish fans were a little worried, they just thought that the distance was too far away to threaten, but who would have thought that England would cautiously kick this ball as a corner kick, so that directly let Joe Cole take the penalty, which is equivalent to suing the Swedish team. We're going to get up and look for high ball opportunities, it's almost a given.

When they saw Zhang Tiehan slowly walking forward, they were even more worried.

The Swedish team waited for Zhang Tiehan to come over, and they were ready to defend, and at the same time they also began to pay attention to the tight defense of other English players, but who didn't expect the referee to just signal, Joe Cole kicked the ball to the left without retreating!

What's going on?

The referee was stunned. The Swedish players were also stunned, and then they saw that the football came to Zhang Tiehan, who was strolling forward, as if he was simply looking for a position, but the football had already come, and then Zhang Tiehan suddenly took a big step forward, raising his right foot high.

Only then did the Swedish players get nervous!

Everyone was nervous, but they had no chance to stop it, and almost all the Swedish players could only watch Zhang Tiehan kick the ball hard.

"Bang!"

The ball flew straight towards the goal. The others simply didn't have time to stop it!

Sweden's starting goalkeeper for this game was none other than No.1 goalkeeper Isaksson, who currently plays for Rennes in Ligue 1 and, less well, also spent a brief spell at Juventus, although due to luck and quality, he did not stay in Italy.

Despite the setbacks, Isaacson did not despair.

In March 2002, Isaksson made his debut with the national team. The opponent is the Swiss team. He then played as a substitute goalkeeper in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In 2003, Isaksson was named Sweden's best goalkeeper. At Euro 2004 he was already firmly in the Swedish goalkeeper position.

Sweden has always been a country that produces excellent goalkeepers.

It is not easy for Isaksson to occupy the main goalkeeper position in Sweden, many Swedish fans are looking forward to his table in the World Cup in Germany, so far, Isaksson's table is also very good, Zhang Tiehan's goal at the beginning of this game is the first goal conceded by Isaksson in the World Cup so far.

Now facing England from a long distance free-kick. The Isaac Song table xiàn is quite calm.

His attention has always been on Joe Cole, he knows that the opponent will not shoot directly, but by staring at Joe Cole, he can judge the direction of the football and judge how to defend it in the first place. But he didn't see Joe Cole's hind legs or shoot at goal, his vision was blocked by his own wall, and by the time he realized that the ball had been sent, the ball was already flying towards the goal.

Don't look for it now.

Isaksson is also very flustered, what he didn't expect to happen will always make people in a hurry, when he is ready to deal with the ball, but there is no more reaction time, Zhang Tiehan's kick is constantly too tricky, but the power of the football is very large, Isaksson judged the right direction, but he also failed to judge the strength, he just pounced in that direction for the first time, but it was too late, when he fell into the position, the football flew over the goal line first, and plunged into the net.

Isaksson looked back, his expression confused about the goal.

But everyone can understand him, let alone Isaksson, the Swedes in the front row didn't react immediately, they didn't expect England to play this ball like this.

At this time, the media and fans also reacted.

"Ball...... It's in!! ”

The England commentator shouted the goal, and the British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was a guest on BBC Sport 5, also applauded happily on satellite TV, "This ball is so beautiful!" I didn't expect our team to take a free-kick like that, Joe Cole's pass was on point and Zhang's shot was even better! ”

The narrator nodded in response, "Yes! This ball is hard to imagine. That position just now was not good, Joe Cole went to the penalty kick was strange, I thought our players would go to grab the point, but I didn't expect it to be a tactical free kick, Zhang finally chose to shoot directly! ”

Blair joked, "He's got a strong right leg, and if I have the chance, I'll take a closer look at how that leg grows......"

Quite a few people laughed along.

Think about it when British Prime Minister Tony Blair saw Zhang Tiehan, the two shook hands, and then Blair squatted down, looked carefully at Zhang Tiehan's right leg, studied and analyzed...... It's a really weird picture.

At this moment, many people laughed out loud because of Blair's words.

It is undeniable that Mr. Prime Minister, who is very tough on the outside world, has a very high approval rating in China because of his humor and kindness, at least he is very close to the people, and he can always be a guest on some programs and communicate face-to-face with ordinary people. (To be continued......)