Amid the shouts of more than 40,000 fans, the players did not make the fans wait too long, and with the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

Spain were the first to gain the right to serve, receiving a pass from Morrientes, Raul knocked the ball back to Echeberia in midfield, and then rushed towards the England penalty area himself.

Echeberia did not stop the ball and passed directly to Puyol, who again passed the ball to goalkeeper Casillas. At the same time, at this time, the players of the Spanish team have begun to distance themselves and start preparing to attack.

Looking at Owen, who was rushing towards him, Casillas did not panic, but passed the ball to Salgado on the right without hurrying. Salgado got the ball and began to dribble towards the England half.

Although it was only a friendly match, among the 11 starting England players, which one dared not do their best. Everyone is a smart person, naturally know that the purpose of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament is to train for the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup, and this Four Nations Invitational Tournament will directly affect their weight in the eyes of head coach Keegan, if they don't work hard, I am afraid that the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup will not be with them.

It is precisely for this reason that seeing that Salgado's game has just started, he wants to play the forward assist that he often plays in Real Madrid, Owen is of course not happy, and immediately turns the gun and chases Salgado.

Salgado's speed was not very fast, but a moment later, he could already hear the pant of Owen trying to catch up with him, Salgado did not dare to be careless, and passed the ball directly to Albelda, who was on the side.

Although England and Spain both play in a 4-4-2 formation, they are not exactly the same, at least in midfield, with England playing in four central midfield, while Spain's Albelda and Baraja form a double midfield, and Guti and Echeberia are wing-backs.

As soon as Albelda received Salgado's pass, Gerrard pounced violently, and Albelda knew very well that he was only a typical defensive midfielder at most, and he could not reach the all-round midfielder like Black Swan Rijkaard.

Generally speaking, the typical defensive midfielder is destined to have poor ball control and foot skills, after all, because of their position, they are often responsible for defending, tackling and intercepting, and as for protecting the ball, it is rare at all.

Thinking of this, Albelda did not dare to slack off and immediately passed the ball to another defender, Baraja. Unlike Albelda, Baraja is not a typical defensive midfielder, but a technical player. The ball control and foot skills are very good, so after getting a pass from Albelda, Baraja took the ball and began to pounce on the England backfield.

Gerrard, who was originally rushing towards Albelda, saw Albelda's pass again, and immediately chased after Baraja. For Baraha, a player with a height of only 1.8 meters, Gerrard was unceremonious, relying directly on his strong body, sticking to Baraha, and began to squeeze constantly.

Baraja, who carefully guards the ball, resists Gerrard's pressing. Bahara is really depressed at the moment, buddy, I said it's not a World Cup final, why did you work so hard in the first place.

It's a pity that Gerrard is destined to not know what Baraha thinks, but he keeps squeezing Balaha with his body, and his feet keep dangling between Baraha's feet, ready to grab the ball at Bahara's feet at any time.

In the end, Gerrard was forced to have no choice, and Baraja could only helplessly pass the ball to Guti in front, which made Gerrard give up his pressing of Baraha, which made Bahara often breathe a sigh of relief.

Guti is actually not having a good time, because from the beginning of the game, Lampard began to consume Guti, although the game has just begun, Guti is already disgusted by Lampard's stalking, in Guti's eyes, Lampard is definitely not a symbol of angels.

Seeing Bahara's pass, "Golden Wolf" Guti immediately met it, stopped the ball, and cautiously looked at Lampard in front of him, ready to look for an opportunity to break through.

It's a pity that Guti tried a few times but sadly found that he didn't have a chance to break through Lampard, even if he broke through Lampard, but Lampard would catch up with him in the blink of an eye and fight with him again.

For a moment, Spain's midfield seemed to be frozen by England, and it was difficult to get the ball to the feet of their two strikers.

Looking at the situation on the field, Keegan on the sidelines couldn't help but smile. Aren't you Spain good at short passing, Lao Tzu let the players fight at any cost, disrupt your rhythm, and see how you play your skills.

Don't talk about the pride in Keegan's heart at the moment, let Lampard become a midfield mixer, with his own outstanding physical strength, in short, the one who grabs the ball, no matter who it is, I am afraid it will be a headache in this situation, anyway, Lampard has physical strength.

Keegan was not at all worried that after his player grabbed the ball, Spain would use his own trick against him. After all, the difference between England and Spain is that England players are very accustomed to long passes, and England's current four midfielders, each of whom has an excellent long pass footwork, as long as England is willing, can send the ball to the Spanish penalty area accurately in front of the Spanish penalty area anytime and anywhere, and launch an attack at the feet of their teammates.

"." Guti's temper has not been very good, this time it was consumed by Lampard, Guti's temper is coming again, especially seeing that his teammates seem to be all under the tight defense of England players, at this moment Guti wants to pass the ball and has nowhere to pass, and the anxious Guti can't help but scold.

Suddenly, Guti's eyes lit up, because Guti saw a familiar body appear in front of his eyes, and that person was Raul, the double captain of the club and the national team. Seeing Raul running to meet him, Guti, who couldn't bear it, immediately passed the ball out, as if the ball was like a bomb that could explode at any time, and it would explode if it was slow.

It's true that Raul is a striker, but Raul's position is a bit special, because he is tall and has good header ability, Morrientes is at the front, and Raul is ambushed behind Morrientes, like a shadow killer,

Such a position makes Raul take a step forward like Moraintes, becoming a typical center forward, standing still is a shadow striker, and taking a step back becomes a forward midfielder, so as long as Raul is willing, he can then step back to meet the players in the midfield.

It was Raul who saw his team's midfield being trapped by England, and experience made Raul make the decision to leave Rio Ferdinand's defensive range and prepare to take over.

And Guti, who had long been impatient with Lampard, immediately sent the ball under his feet when he saw Raul's response. As a result, Guti's pass, Raul immediately began to run wildly and rushed towards the England penalty area.