Pirlo didn't expect Morris to break the ball off, and the consequence of being cut off was that England launched a quick counter-attack. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Italian team's offensive just now pressed a little forward, strikers Cassano and Balotelli all ran to the penalty area, other defenders De Rossi also inserted, and even central defender Bonucci ran to the front, ready to pick up Pirlo, it was too late to run back.

England's counterattack began.

Morris played the ball to Welbeck and ran forward quickly, Welbeck received the ball and quickly forward, and after a few steps, he saw someone coming to defend and immediately crossed the ball to Ashley Young.

Ashley Young passed forward again, and when Morris received the ball, he had already run to the front of the penalty area.

The game gets tense!

There are only two players in Italy's backfield who can limit their defence, one is central defender Barzagli and the other is full-back Hazart, and they have to face at least two opponents - Maurice and Wayne Rooney, and then Ashley Young and Andrea Pirlo, who are pulled in the back and difficult to support in front.

A 2-on-2 situation is formed in the frontcourt.

The attacking side was undoubtedly very advantageous, Morris continued to rush forward with the ball, his position was still a little deep, it was difficult to choose a shot directly, central defender Barzagli had come to defend, and at the same time, Rooney had run past the penalty line, and he was flanked by full-back Hazart.

Almost all of the cameras are pointed at Morris.

"Morris is in possession!"

"England's counterattack was so fast that Italy didn't have time to react!"

"Barzagli was on the defensive, he was trying to stop Morris ......"

Amid the shouts of the various commentators, everyone watched the clash between Morris and Barzagli.

Barzagli started his career as a Rossi-esque centre-forward, then switched to midfielder until the age of 18 when he was later deployed as a centre-back at Chievo Verona.

Barzagli, who entered the national team from Sicily, was not all smooth sailing, in Euro 2008 he replaced Cannavaro, who was injured before the game, only for Italy to be blown away by the Netherlands with three goals, although he was on behalf of the aging Materazzi, after which he was still abandoned by the angry manager Lippi, until last October, after returning to Juventus, he was favored by Prandelli and entered the Italian national team with the entire Juventus defence.

Barzagli is Italy's main centre-back, but his ability has been questioned.

This time Barzagli came to defend Morris, it is also a very important opportunity to prove himself, he is still very experienced in defense, not directly observing football, has been observing Morris's entire movements, especially shoulder movements, but also directly reflects the direction of a player's breakthrough.

The moment Morris turned the ball forward, Barzagli picked up his right foot.

Barzagli's judgment was very accurate!

But Morris's explosiveness was completely unexpected by him, and Morris lunged forward before Barzagli and poked the ball out, and Barzagli's right foot only touched Morris's toes.

Suddenly, Morris's center of gravity was a little unstable.

Both men were in a mess and Barzagli was fouled, but Morris didn't go straight to the ground, knowing it was a good chance, much better than a set-piece from the perimeter.

Morris forcibly adjusted his body balance and squeezed in the direction of Barzagli, Barzagli was already a little unstable, and was directly squeezed to the ground by Morzagli, but Morris's body was stable, Barzagli hurriedly raised his hand to signal the opponent to foul, but the referee did not suspend the game.

The audience is boiling!

This is a great opportunity!

"Maurice! Maurice! He shook off Barzagli! ”

"It's a foul!"

"Danger!"

"Good chance for England! Let's take a look...... Morris ......"

The spirits of everyone in the audience tensed.

In the England coach's bench, Wan Sheng had already stood up, and he looked at Morris's dribbling, and his heart was full of anticipation.

It's a tough game!

In Wansheng's view, it is much more difficult to play Italy than Spain and the Netherlands, although many media believe that Italy's strength is not as good as Spain and the Netherlands, but Italy's style is conservative, and it is not easy to break through the Italian defense.

It was the best chance since the opening.

"Maurice! Single Knife! ”

Morris chased the ball and dribbled straight into the box, where goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon came out and it was a one-on-one shot that no one else could stop him.

It was a tough test for Buffon.

As one of the world's top goalkeepers, Gianluigi Buffon's excellence cannot be explained in words, despite being 34 years old, Buffon's form is still the same, and his performance is even more dull.

In the face of Morris's one-handed knife, he decisively chose to attack the moment the opponent chased the ball, and in the most appropriate position, spread his arms to block the goal, and at the same time flew forward with both feet to save the ball.

Any player up front will be under pressure to face Gianluigi Buffon's attack, after all, he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Maurice didn't panic.

He's always been calm, which is one of the reasons why Wansheng values him, and Wansheng never has to worry about Morris jumping off in the game.

The moment Buffon pounced on the ball, Morris swung his right foot.

"Shoot-"

Many commentators shouted at the first time, and there was an exclamation from the audience, but the next moment, everyone saw that the football did not rush to the goal.

Morris opted to flick the ball to the side, then quickly spun and sprinted.

"Morris shook off Buffon...... "Even the Italian commentator was very surprised, there are not many players who dare to make such a move when they face Buffon directly in an official match."

Maurice was so quick that he had already made the turn before Buffon could reach the ground, and Buffon had pounced in front of him, but he took a step to the left first.

This step is the moat!

Gianluigi Buffon had no chance to keep the back of the net and could barely watch as Morris pushed into the empty net.

“Gooooooooooooooooooooooal！！！” At the moment when the football flew into the goal, the England commentator excitedly chanted, "Morris! Maurice! He flicked past Barzagli, flicked past Gianluigi Buffon and sent the ball into the empty net with a push! ”

"Buffon was completely deceived by him!"

"The ball is in! Maurice! 1 to 0! England lead Italy by 1 goal! ”

At the moment when the commentator shouted excitedly, the England fans in the stadium were boiling, they were extremely excited about England's goal, and they were also very excited to see Morris's solo performance again.

It was a perfect show!

The collision between Morris and Barzagli, the clash between Morris and Buffon, when he managed to shake off two men and push the empty goal.

"This goal shows Morris's superb skills, Barzagli's defensive judgment is accurate, but he does not have Morris's explosiveness and body, and even was directly knocked to the ground, and in the face of Buffon, the number one goalkeeper in Italy and even the world, Morris calmly completed the change of direction, deceived the opponent and sent the ball into the goal!"

"Morris beat the Italian centre-back, beat the Italian goalkeeper!"

"This is Morris! The heart of Atletico Madrid, winner of the 2008 Ballon d'Or, a 34-year-old veteran, he is also the absolute heart of the England team! ”

"A lot of people say England lack skill, but only if Morris is removed, Morris is definitely one of the best players in the world......

From the beginning of Morris's goal, the various commentators have been talking, analyzing the goal from all angles and constantly praising Morris.

What a beautiful goal!

The moment the football flew into the goal, the crowd boiled over, and the local neutral fans of Ukraine began to cheer for the goal.

For neutral fans, it's all about the excitement of the game.

Italy and England had been a dull match before, but that goal was enough and they saw a solo performance by a superstar.

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Watching the England team celebrate, the Italian players were silent.

Pirlo grimaced with a cold face.

Before the game, the media were hyping his and Morris's opponents, in front of his teammates, the media, and the fans, Pirlo didn't care at all, it seemed that Morris had nothing to do with him, and he didn't even know the name, but in fact, he still cared a lot in his heart.

Maurice is very, very outstanding!

Morris, like him, is the core of the midfield, is an all-round player, and is extremely important in their respective teams, and the two are also the core players of England and Italy respectively, but in terms of assists and goal statistics, Morris is much better than him.

Pirlo doesn't think he's worse than Maurice.

Goals, assists, and the like don't tell the story of a player's contribution to the team, and if you say that alone, the defender has almost nothing to contribute.

In this head-to-head encounter, Pirlo will also be looking to prove that he is better than his opponent.

But England's counterattack just now seemed to directly prove the contrast between the two, and Pirlo even felt that his teammates looked at him with some distrust.

He conceded the ball.

The opponent made a steal, started a quick counter-attack, and scored with a solo performance.

The other side is the one who performs well, he is the one who performs poorly, and Pirlo can even imagine what the media will say after the game.

"Morris vs Pirlo, complete victory!"

"The head-to-head confrontation proves that Morris is excellent, and it's not just a matter of stats!"

"This is Morris! Pirlo? Who is he? ”

The media always writes these nasty headlines, Pirlo is very unconvinced, he gritted his teeth and vows to prove himself, not only to make a name for himself, but also for the entire Italian team, he hopes that the team can do well in the European Championship, otherwise it will have to stop in the quarterfinals.

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Italian head coach Prandelli's face is a little unpleasant.

He knew that the England team was not easy to play, but he didn't expect it to be like this, in the previous game, the two sides played evenly, Italy had no advantage, and the opponent also had no advantage at all.

But by chance, it made the opponent's goal.

Andrea Pirlo was cut off and the opposition launched a quick counter-attack, and the opposition core players performed well, even shaking off goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

The next game...... It's not good to fight!

Prandley knew very well that against England, which team would score first would have a very good advantage, because the focus of both sides was on defense.

Italy can't attack with all their heart, they're not Spain, they don't have that good possession of the ball, and defending counter-attacks is what they're good at.

If you do that, it proves that the game has reached its most critical moment.

Now we can only expect a little better from the team.

The game resumes.

Morris scored the goal, England had the lead, and Italy had to work harder, so the players of both sides frequently collided physically, and the game became very intense, and people turned their backs everywhere.

The referee's whistle also kept sounding.

It was definitely not a good game, but there was a lot of pressure on both sides and everyone on the pitch was very cautious at all times.

The smell of gunpowder is getting stronger!

In the 35th minute, Milner received a yellow card, he moved too much in defense, directly put Marchisio to the ground, the two almost moved their hands, and under the persuasion of their teammates, they both calmed down.

After that, Balotelli was taught!

Balotelli was frustrated by the defense, and he bumped directly into Lescott in the scramble, and that action made the referee pull out his cards without hesitation.

Lescott stood up and almost threw her fist.

"Calm down! Calm down! ”

Wan Sheng kept shouting from the sidelines to remind the players to be calm, England are the lead now, there is no need to clash with Italy too much, that will not do any good, eating too many cards will cause some players to be unavailable for the next game.

Italy doesn't care at all.

Coach Prandelli even allowed his players to stir up the flames, so that Italy would have a better chance of winning in chaos.

The attitudes of the managers of both sides also reveal their respective circumstances.

The game got tough.

For the next five minutes, England failed to organise a threatening attack, while Italy had a dangerous shot from the outside.

In the 43rd minute of the first half of the game, Wan Sheng simply waved his hand to let the whole team retreat, leaving only one Rooney in the front, and all the other players returned to their own half to participate in the defense.

For the rest of the time, it's crucial to hold on to a goal!

As long as there is a goal advantage, then in the second half, England will have the initiative and the game will be much easier, on the contrary, let Italy take advantage of the chaos to score a goal, the situation will be unfavorable for England.

Any game is a tie and the side has the advantage.

This advantage is fundamentally psychological, the players who tie the side tend to be more relaxed, and the players who are tied will be very unwilling, eager to score another goal to re-lead, the gap in mentality will be directly reflected in the game, so the lead in the first half is very important, as long as you can lead the opponent, no matter how ugly the game is, the advantage is still in the hands of the team.

As time goes by, the opponent becomes agitated, and if they don't score, they lose.

In the gestures and roars of Wan Sheng, England retreated all the way and defended the goal tightly, and the Italian team launched a stormy attack, but still failed to break the goal.

In the end, when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was still 1-0, and England took the lead and went into the break.