The game was played at Wembley Stadium, the most famous stadium in England, and the performance of the England team, which was favored by the media before the game, can only be said to be undominant, and finally Belgium won the first opponent of the world preliminary round 3:1 with a brace from Degan and a goal from Romelu Lukaku.

It was veteran Frank Lampard who scored a goal for England and was one of the best performers in the England squad of the game.

Frank Lampard took on more defensive responsibilities in midfield, but that doesn't mean the Lamp's attacking prowess will be on display.

Frank Lampard said before the game: 'Several of the young players in the squad are confident and impactful, so we midfielders have to be able to plug in in time to give our wide team-mates more passing options. ”

Although Frank Lampard was in defence for most of the game, Lampard was able to cause problems for the Red Devils and Belgium defence almost every time he stepped forward.

However, Frank Lampard's excellent performance alone obviously could not shake the Belgian team's super dominance on the field, especially Degan, after this period of adaptation, when the England team's defenders used rough defense to deal with him, Degan seemed very calm.

In this game, because of Terry's injury, England coach Roy Hodgson had no choice but to choose another partner for Manchester City big man Lescott, who was in Jagielka and Gary. Cahill chose the former, probably because he felt that the two sides had worked together together at Everton for three years before, but unexpectedly, time has changed, and now Jagielka and Lescott have long lost the tacit understanding they had back then, and the reunion at Wembley Stadium is not so good.

England's first goal of the game was a World Wave, when Deegan blasted a precise World Pocho from outside the box. Although Hart reacted quickly and flew to save, he could only look at the ball and sigh, but if he really wanted to catch a "person in charge" for this conceded goal, then it would undoubtedly be Lescott.

At that time, the Manchester City defender picked up the ball outside his own penalty area, and in the situation of frequent attacks, he should have chosen to have a big foot, but Lescott short-circuited his brain and sent the ball directly to Hazard, who had fallen to the ground at that time.

The gift has been given, how can you not accept it?

Belgium launched an attack on the spot, knocked a few times on the periphery of the penalty area, and Digan hit a beautiful arc straight to the dead corner, 1:0!

This situation always seems to happen to Lescott, and the most memorable thing is last season's Premier League finale, when Lescott set up Queens Park Rangers to score with a header, almost giving Manchester City the league title that they almost did.

There was only one fatal mistake in the game, which doesn't mean it was reassuring at other times, and Lescott and Giagielka were decent enough to defend, not allowing Belgium to take advantage of the new Wembley.

However, the European Red Devils' flank kick-off made Lescott ugly, nearly 1.9 meters tall, weighing 90 kilograms, and a daunting crescent mark on his head, the tall and mighty Englishman did not frighten the Belgian striker at all, but was dazzled by the opponent's dexterous movement.

It was okay to be next to John Terry, but once he lost his backbone, Lescot suddenly became a lonely man, and it turned out that without Terry, Lescott could not have become England's defensive leader.

After the game, the English media also gave him a barely passing 6 points, and Hodgson and assistant coach Gary on the sidelines. Neville communicates from time to time, and he should also have a headache for the defensive line.

Lescott just celebrated his 30th birthday last month, and as he enters the age of no confusion, there is always a feeling of confusion on the court, which is really not what a top player in his prime should have.

Inconsistency is the England centre-back's biggest bottleneck, often playing highlight, but every now and then his brain short-circuits.

Although Lescot has performed well in the European Championship and has been in the limelight for a while, he is not a top centre-back after all, so it's no wonder that Mancini has been shouting about his lack of reinforcements all summer, and he is well aware of his shortcomings.

Even Chelsea's former meritorious assistant coach Wilkins has given advice to Manchester City, saying in an interview: "If I were at the top of the city, I would prefer to poach Vermaelen and let him play next to Kompany, Kompany at right centre-back, then Vermaelen on the left, and with both of them at the back of the ball it would be solid enough." ”

If Lescott is still so uncompetitive, then Kompany's permanent partner should really be replaced, and Manchester City can use their gold dollars to improve the team, but what about England?

Terry is getting older and his form is slipping, and who can be the Three Lions' defensive commander in the future, Hodgson needs to reinvent himself.

However, this person obviously can't be Jagielka, when it comes to performance, this brother is even more unbearable, Degan's second goal of the game was scored after playing him, and Lukaku's goal was also on top of his head, pushing the ball into the corner of the goal.

The backline is so weak, if England can still win, it will be called a strange thing.

In this game, another midfield core Cleverley who was Hodgson's high hopes also failed to perform, the original "smart" was born, making people feel that the problem of "double virtue" coexistence that has been pending for many years can finally be solved, Hodgson also said excitedly: "As early as when Cleverley played for Watford, I began to pay attention to him, it can be said that Cleverley and Fabregas are the same type of attacking midfielder, his position is closer to the striker, He allows Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard to handle the ball in a deeper position and with more poise, while he also has a strong running ability to cover the midfield defence like a central midfielder. ”

Frank Lampard was also full of praise for Cleverley: 'He is good both offensively and defensively and has everything he needs to be a top midfielder. ”

But at the same time, England's magic lamp also put forward a pertinent opinion to Cleverley, that is, to improve his marksmanship.

In this game, just when Deegan blasted out that Ling Joe. Shortly before Hart's out-of-the-box appearance, Cleverley had a chance to open England's scoring.

At that time, Gerrard's diagonal pass was accurately sent to Defoe's head, and the Tottenham striker cleverly pushed the ball to the goal, almost facing the empty goal, Cleverley, in the case of no one marking, sacrificed a weak shot, what is more exaggerated is that the ball is only more than one meter away from the goal, which is considered to be a difficult distance to kick away, but "smart" kicked the ball to the leg of Belgian goalkeeper Courtois impartially, and Cleverley, who missed the opportunity, also held his head with his fists in an incredible way, regretful.

Soon, however, Cleverley had a chance to redeem his credit, and before half-time, England's two wide attacks sent Cleverley nanny-style passes in quick succession.

First, Frank Lampard's powerful low cross penetrated the entire Belgian defence, Cleverley was on the edge of the six-yard box, facing the goal, but strangely kicked the ball away, watching the ball exaggeratedly roll off the line, Cleverley once again showed a melancholy look.

Just two minutes later, Milner's pass from the right was the same and Cleverley had a chance to shoot, and England's number 10 fired a powerful volley into the near corner of the six-yard box after getting rid of a defender, only to slam the ball into the post and bounce off the line.

After the game, the media also unceremoniously gave Cleverley a game-low 4 points, and when the offensive tandem performance was acceptable, such a low score was obviously due to Cleverley's poor final kick.

Frank Lampard said before the game: 'A talented midfielder like Cleverley needs to take on more of the goalscoring responsibilities and it's very important for a midfielder to be able to score goals, to be resolute when shooting, that's something they need to strengthen and that can only be achieved with hard work. ”

As a result, as soon as the words fell, Cleverley proved the foresight of Big Brother with his actions, and England also paid a lot of tuition for Cleverley's growth.

However, for the 23-year-old, Cleverley's lack of finishing skills is by no means irreparable, you must know that Frank Lampard never scored double figures in a single league season before the age of 25, but now, the magic lamp has maintained an astonishing efficiency of league goals in double figures for nine consecutive seasons.

Cleverley is a little less struck at the moment, but "Smart" knows how to run to win shots for himself, and it is foreseeable that Cleverley, who has a high level of understanding, will one day be an effective midfield goalscorer, but he will have to ask his predecessors Frank Lampard for more advice on marksmanship.

As Steven Gerrard put it: "If Cleverley can maintain his current upward momentum, then his future is limitless. ”

The newcomers are not good, the veterans can only sing the leading role, and Frank Lampard is undoubtedly the best player in the England team in this game.

In this game, in addition to delivering consecutive good goals, Lampard also received a pass from Welbeck and scored a face-saving goal for the Englishman, which was also Lampard's 26th goal for England, and he also equalled Manchester United legend Bryan in the Three Lions' all-time goal list. Busen is just two goals away from being among the top 10 goals in England's history.

The English media also gave Frank Lampard a team-high seven points after the game, and although England did not play well overall, Frank Lampard's performance was as consistent as ever.

Speaking after the game, Lampard said: 'Of course we went with the three points in mind, but obviously it wasn't easy, we didn't play well and we were able to lose, but we shouldn't despair and, most importantly, we showed resilience in the game. ”

Indomitable!

Indeed, it is a veteran like Frank Lampard who has injected a strong mental strength into this England team, you must know that just a year ago, Frank Lampard was reduced to the fringe at club and national level, Capello seems to believe that the "old" Lampard is no longer able to carry the heavy responsibility of the Three Lions' offensive and defensive transformation, and Villas-Boas has taken the cold dismissal of Frank Lampard as the first step in establishing his dressing room authority and building a new Chelsea.

However, Frank Lampard did not give up on himself, he waited silently and seized his chance, and in the end, he was an absolute mainstay in helping the team lift the FA Cup, as well as the runners-up of the European Cup, and if it were not for injury, England would have reserved a place in England's main squad for the European Championships.

Reflecting on how he has been in good form all year round, Lampard revealed: 'It's my dad who has always been the biggest support to me and his down-to-earth style is key to my ability to play at a high level for Chelsea and England at the age of 34. ”

Since the start of the new season, Frank Lampard has scored five goals for Chelsea in the previous official matches, and the great record of scoring doubles in nine consecutive seasons is almost certain to be continued, and Frank Lampard, who has achieved a perfect counterattack from the edge of the cold palace, is restarting the legend of the inextinguishable magic lamp, scoring 26 goals in 93 national team games, which is not destined to be the end of the story.

Frank Lampard's goal before the end of the game did not save England from defeat, but at least avoided the bad luck of being humiliated by the opponent at home, but in fact, the process of the game did not need to be so ups and downs, in the first half, England had three excellent scoring opportunities, if they can take it, then England can grind the opponent with the signature defensive counter-attack of the Hodgson era.

Unfortunately, all three chances were ruthlessly squandered, and all three shots came from the feet of the same player, England's new No.10 Cleverley.

Compared with his big brother Frank Lampard, this talented player who has high hopes from all over England is obviously much more tender.

'It's just terrible, we had a disappointing game, we should have done better, but our luck today was so bad, we missed a lot of good chances and in the end we were punished, that's football, people who don't take it seriously don't have the last laugh, I want to congratulate my opponents, they played a great game, now we need to calm down and go for the next game against Macedonia!'

Hodgson looked frustrated, having not lost in 90 minutes of regulation time since taking charge of England (beaten on penalties by Italy at the European Championships) before this game, but now that unbeaten unbeaten spell has been shattered.

François, on the other hand, was in charge of Belgium's first game in charge of the national team, and his team performed perfectly against such a formidable opponent as England and as crucial as the World Qualifiers.

"I want to thank Antienes, he has left a legacy to any Belgian national team successor, I am very happy with the game, it was a satisfying result, everything was amazing, especially Rodes, he is still dominant, which is great! Next we have to face Wales and I want to continue the win and put Belgium in the best position! ”

After the end of this game, the English media was naturally full of grief, and they were unanimously optimistic before the game, but they lost such a big face at home, and the media was also waving their guns, constantly looking for a replacement for the dead, and coach Hodgson naturally bore the brunt.

"That stupid old man didn't do anything when he was playing, he just sat on the sidelines stupidly, doing nothing, and the only difference with McLaren was that he was missing a red umbrella!"

Before the game, Hodgson was praised by the English media as the best homegrown coach in England's history, and as a result, after a game, the best homegrown coach immediately became synonymous with stupidity.

Also suffering the same treatment is rookie Cleverley, the pre-game England brain, the heart of the midfield, a once-in-a-century super talent, who became the second biggest sinner after Hodgson after the game.

'He's just dribbling on the pitch, passing the ball, doing nothing, maybe he should learn how to shoot with the Academy players, that first half hit the goal, England football became the laughing stock of the whole world, I think if the same opportunity, in front of me, I can play in it, even our queen can do it, but in front of Cleverley, it becomes an impossible task!'

"Cleverley has to take responsibility for the defeat in this game, his poor performance has left England helpless, maybe this is his real strength, no wonder against Tottenham, Sir Alex Ferguson would rather send the veteran Paul Scholes than give Cleverley a chance! Hodgson really should have a good conversation with Sir Alex Ferguson! ”

This is the virtue of the media in England, who can boast about a person as bright as a flower one day before, and scold the same person the next day.

However, such a game may be able to make the English people a little bit of the situation, although in the latest FIFA rankings, England ranked third, so that England has some voices of expectation, but through this game with Belgium, the fact that the England team is only a "pseudo-strong team" on the stage of the tournament has been completely exposed.

It's like a fixture before an important game, England have high expectations every time, but who knows why?

On the stage of the competition, there was only one glory on home soil 46 years ago, and there has been nothing worth mentioning since then.

The good performances in the warm-up games ahead of the match against Belgium gave Hodgson's side a lot of psychological cheer ahead of World Cup qualifying, but history shows that they will not be able to hold on until the finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

According to media analysis, since Bobby. Since Moore lifted the Remet Cup in 1966, 21 nations have outperformed England in major tournaments, with the familiar names Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Spain, France and, of course, upstart Belgium.

So have the Three Lions had any achievements to brag about since the 1966 World Cup?

At the European Championships, England only reached the semi-finals twice, in 1968 and 1996 on home soil, and in the World Cup, fourth place in 1990 was the closest the Three Lions came to achieving a special result on the biggest stage of FIFA, while in a total of 23 major tournaments, England only reached the semi-finals three times, and lost all of them.

England often boast of having the richest league in the world, but when will they produce a homegrown golden generation?

At the World Cup, Brazil, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Argentina, France, Sweden, Croatia, Turkey, Spain, Belgium and others have all finished third or higher, better than England's fourth.

On the European Championship stage, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Greece, Belgium and Portugal have also gone further than England.

So while England are ranked third in the world in the latest FIFA rankings, the truth is that when it comes to the most important tournaments, there are 21 national teams that have gone further than England.

The two countries tied with England for the best results in the tournament are Bulgaria and South Korea, so it can be said that in the 46-year history of the tournament, there are 23 countries that are at least equal to England, most of them above the Three Lions.

It's good to have the richest and toughest league in the world, but never forget that most of the people in this league can't wear the Three Lions shirt, and the Premier League is full of superstars, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and even Tottenham Hotspur have some of the best stars in the world, but the Premier League as a whole has been lackluster in developing homegrown talent, and in this toughest league, the stars of various countries have been honed and finally at the end of a season, they will win glory for their country.

Just over four years ago, the media in England could have brazenly ridiculed Belgium for playing backward football, rough, clumsy, and the league was only second-rate in Europe, although there were a number of good players, but they always fell off the chain on the big stage.

But since then, Belgium have won Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and this year's European Championship, and they have entered a winning pattern.

When it comes to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Belgium will be there to defend their title and England will be there, but all they can do is enjoy the party.

After the match with England, Belgium is going to challenge another team in the Commonwealth, Wales!

Compared with England, Welsh football is more tragic, at least England still have the 1966 World Cup title, and the Premier League to show off, and Welsh football, from the beginning to the present is a tragedy, the only one who can take the stage is Ian. Rush, Ryan Giggs, and Degan's current team-mate Bale.